
New Year Honours 2026
Susan Watson MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Home Manager
“For services to Adult Social Care.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2025
THE KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Susan Elizabeth WATSON
Home Manager, Pytchley Court Care Home
For services to Adult Social Care.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64940 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2026- Role at the time
- Home Manager
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- Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Adult Social Care.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 590 times in the New Year Honours List 2026 — about 40% of the list.
In their area
50 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Northamptonshire.
What organisation were they with?
Home Manager.
How widely is this recognised?
4,501 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 64940, notice 5028512. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2026).
Published 29 December 2025.
Location (Northampton, Northamptonshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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