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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Older People
108 people have received a UK honour for Older People 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.
Older People - awards over time
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2026
Member (MBE)
Jennifer Fairgrieve
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Loanhead, Midlothian
“Chair, Libertus Elderly Services. For services to Older People”
Paula Bee
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, Age UK Wakefield District and Chair, Age England Association. For services to Older People”
2025
Medal / BEM
Joan Mary Vaughan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Conwy, Clwyd
“For services to Older People and to the community in Conwy”
James McLAREN
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Dalmuir, Dunbartonshire
“For services to People with Disabilities and Older People in Clydebank and Glasgow”
Haydn Charles Hassard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Older People in Northern Ireland”
Marjory Clark D?arcy
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Older People and to the community in Grampian”
Horace Nigel Boston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
London, Greater London
“Registered Manager, Selig Court, Jewish Care. For services to Older People”
Ann Osborn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Diss, Norfolk
“Chief Executive Officer, The Rural Coffee Caravan Information Project. For services to Older People and Combatting Loneliness in the communities of Suffolk and Norfolk”
Julie Charalambous
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Dorking, Surrey
“Lately Proprietor, Westcott House Nursing and Residential Care Home. For services to Older People and to People with Disabilities in Dorking, Surrey”
David John Brew
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to Older People and to Disabled People in Northern Ireland”
Member (MBE)
Tracey Bright
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Saltash, Cornwall
“Lately Deputy Chief Executive, Age UK. For services to Older People”
Vivian Wallace
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Bonnyrigg, Midlothian
“Ageing Well Coordinator, Midlothian Council. For services to Older People in Midlothian”
Jane Elizabeth Jackson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Bristol, City of Bristol
“Founder, Bristol Grandparents Support Group. For services to Older People in Bristol”
2024
Medal / BEM
Nigel Maurice Lidstone Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Gatehouse of Fleet, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
“Scout Leader. For services to the Scout Movement and to Older People in the South West of Scotland”
Christine Bell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Falkirk, Stirling and Falkirk
“Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Cycling Without Age Scotland. For services to the community in Falkirk and to Older People in Scotland”
Teresa Aristodemou
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Ipswich, Suffolk
“Founder, Aspect Living Foundation. For services to Older People in Suffolk”
Susan Graham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“Chair, Age UK Milton Keynes. For services to Older People in Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire”
Member (MBE)
Patricia Marion McCAFFREY
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Newry, County Down
“Consultant Geriatrician, Southern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Older People in Northern Ireland”
Denise Murdoch
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Ardrishaig, Argyll and Bute
“Senior Operations Manager, Carr Gomm. For services to Older People in Argyll and Bute”
Antony Johansen
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“Consultant Ortho-Geriatrician, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. For services to Older People”
Claire Mairead Goodman
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Hertford, Hertfordshire
“Professor of Health Care Research, Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire. For services to Older People”
Professor Miriam Bernard
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
“Professor Emerita, Social Gerontology, Keele University. For services to Ageing Research and to Older People”
2023
2022
Medal / BEM
Venie Martin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Coleraine, County Londonderry
“Chair, Causeway University of the Third Age. For services to Older People in Northern Ireland”
Trudi Jameson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Brasside, County Durham
“Owner and Director, Home Instead Durham. For services to Older People”
Marjorie Aitken
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Irvinestown, County Fermanagh
“For services to Older People in Northern Ireland”
Member (MBE)
Ailsa Rhodes
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Older People's Action in the Locality. For services to Older People in Leeds, particularly during Covid-19”
Sanjay Lobo
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer and Founder, OnHand. For services to Older People, particularly during Covid-19”
Heather Houston
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Newtownards, County Down
“Lecturer, Belfast Metropolitan College. For services to Further Education and Older People in Northern Ireland”
2021
Medal / BEM
Helen Wendy Simmonds
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Newport, Gwent
“Manager, Lakeside Nursing Home, Cardiff. For services to Older People”
Linda Anne Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Belfast, Belfast
“Chief Executive, Age NI. For services to Older People and to the Royal Naval Reserve”
Rajendra Parshotam Popat Pankhania
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Northwood, Hertfordshire
“For services to Older People and to the community in Stanmore, North London”
2020
Medal / BEM
Katharine Diana St John-Brooks
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
London, Greater London
“President, Link Age Southwark. For services to Older People and the community in Southwark, London”
Enid Elizabeth Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
New Duston, Northamptonshire
“Chair, Duston Old People's Welfare Association. For services to Older People”
Joanne Dare
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Newport, Isle of Wight
“Chief Executive, Age UK, Isle of Wight. For services to Older People”
Herbert John Hastings Bailie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Belfast, Belfast
“For services to People with Disabilities and Older People in Northern Ireland”
Hilda Broadbent
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“Care Assistant, Royley House Care Home. For services to Older People and Dementia Care”
Member (MBE)
Aline Teresa Poulter
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Bagshot, Surrey
“Operations Manager, Surrey Heath Borough Council. For services to Vulnerable and Older People”
Colette McKEAVENEY
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Luton, Bedfordshire
“Director, Age Concern Luton. For services to Older People in Luton”
Karl Ashley Jones
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
“Founder and Executive Chair of Trustees, Senior Citizen Liaison Team. For services to charity and to Older People in South West England and South Wales”
Paul Anthony Jones
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“Chief Officer, Denby Dale Centre. For services to Older People and the community in Kirklees, West Yorkshire during Covid-19”
Kathleen Margaret Mcgrath
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Elgin, Moray
“Home Manager, Andersons. For services to Older People in Moray during Covid-19”