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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Culture
132 people have received a UK honour for Culture in the Birthday and New Year Honours of King Charles III and, before him, the late Queen Elizabeth II. Read the official citation behind each award, and search or filter the recipients below.
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2026
Medal / BEM
Sileas Sinclair
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oban, Argyll and Bute
“Conductor, Oban Gaelic Choir, Composer and Music Arranger. For services to Scottish Music and Culture”
Raymond Stockan Peace
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kirkwall, Orkney
“Pipe Major. For services to Music, Culture and to the community in Orkney”
Member (MBE)
Iain Henry Varah
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“Chief Executive, Vision Redbridge Culture and Leisure Ltd. For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure”
Shanaz Gulzar
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Keighley, West Yorkshire
“Creative Director, Bradford Culture Company. For services to Culture in Bradford”
Valerie Birchall
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
“Assistant Director for Culture, Tourism, and Sport, Hammersmith and Fulham Council. For services to Public Libraries and to Culture”
Daniel Bates
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“Executive Director, Bradford Culture Company. For services to Culture in Bradford”
Kressanna Margarette Aigner
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Forres, Moray
“Founder, Findhorn Bay Arts. For services to Arts and Culture”
Commander (CBE)
Ann Matheson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Lately Keeper, National Library of Scotland. For services to Literature and Culture”
Rhiannon Hiles
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Durham, County Durham
“Chief Executive, Beamish Museum. For services to Museums and to the Culture and Heritage of North East England”
2025
Member (MBE)
Percival Williams
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Redruth, Cornwall
“Director, Redruth Revival CIC. For services to Heritage and to Culture in Cornwall”
Alistair Murray Moffat
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Selkirk, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“Founder of Borders Book, Lennoxlove Book Festivals and Kelso Arts Festival. For services to Literature and Culture”
Camilla Hampshire
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Sidmouth, Devon
“Lately Museum Manager and Cultural Lead, Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery. For services to Culture in Exeter”
Pamela Susan Thiedeman
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“Lately Head of Culture and Visitor Economy, Barnsley Council. For services to Culture and to Heritage in South Yorkshire”
Kimberley Jane Streets
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Sheffield Museums. For services to Culture”
Christopher Brook Walker
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Fleet, Hampshire
“Executive Director, Business and Operations, Royal Museums Greenwich. For services to Culture”
2024
Medal / BEM
Susan Iris Shapland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Minehead, Somerset
“For voluntary services to Culture and to the community in West Somerset”
Eric John Champion
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey
“For services to the Riverside Arts Centre and to Culture in Spelthorne, Surrey”
Melanie Jane Gardner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Brampton, Cumbria
“Fine and Decorative Arts Curator, Tullie House Museum, Carlisle. For services to Arts and Culture in Cumbria”
Member (MBE)
David Seers
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“Head, Sponsorship and Historic Environment, Scottish Government. For services to Culture, History and the Arts of Scotland”
Joan Winterkorn
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Archive and Manuscript Consultant and Member, Acceptance in Lieu Panel, Arts Council England. For services to Heritage and Culture”
Stephen Sorrell
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“Director, Small Things Creative Projects Community Interest Company. For services to Arts and Culture in Greater Manchester”
Stephen Moffitt
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, A New Direction. For services to the Arts and Culture”
Catherine Susan Baroness Fall
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Lately Non Executive Director, Cultural Recovery Board. For services to Culture”
Rachel Cowgill
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“Professor of Music, University of York. For services to Culture, to Education and to the Arts”
Carl Campbell
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Founder and Artistic Director, CCDC7. For services to African Caribbean Dance Education and Culture”
Officer (OBE)
Jane Wyman Spiers
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Perth, Perth and Kinross
“Chair, National Theatre of Scotland. For services to Culture in Scotland”
Clovis Constantine Salmon
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Documentary Filmmaker. For services to Culture and to the Black Community”
Knight / Dame
Hannah Mary Rothschild
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Philanthropy in the Arts, Culture and Charity Sectors”
Jennifer Gita Abramsky
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Media Producer and Philanthropist. For services to Arts, to Media and to Culture”
Timothy Randall Martin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Devon
“Founder and Chair, Wetherspoons. For services to Hospitality and to Culture”
2023
Member (MBE)
Nicola Jane Chance Thompson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Halifax, West Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, Piece Hall Trust. For services to Culture and to Heritage”
John Henderson Reid
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Galashiels, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“Chair of Trustees, Trimontium Museum. For services to Culture and Heritage in Scotland”
Commander (CBE)
Claire Lois Whitaker
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Poole, Dorset
“Member, Culture Recovery Board. For services to the Arts and to Culture”
Charles Sebag-Montefiore
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Trustee, National Gallery. For services to the Arts and to Culture”
Neil Francis Jeremy The Lord Mendoza
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Commissioner for Culture. For services to Arts and Culture”
2022
Member (MBE)
Laura Elizabeth Rose McMILLAN
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Coventry, West Midlands
“Director of Audience Strategy, Coventry City of Culture Trust. For services to Culture and to the community in Coventry”
Sandeep Mahal
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Walsall, West Midlands
“Lately Director, Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature. For services to Literature, the Arts and Culture in Nottingham”
Chenine Bhathena
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“Creative Director, Coventry City of Culture Trust. For services to Culture and to the community in Coventry”
Rozina Ahmed
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“Principal Policy Officer, Mayor of London's Office. For services to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Education, Culture and Sport”
Bharatkumar Jagatsingh Sisodia
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to the Culture, to Heritage and to the community in Greater Manchester”