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New Year Honours List 2025

Published 30 December 2024. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,511 New Year Honours 2025 honours break down - from the British Empire Medal to knighthoods and damehoods. Select an award to see its recipients.

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Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath: 1 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath: 4 (0%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 15 (1%)Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 1 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 1 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 11 (1%)Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 1 (0%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 2 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 6 (0%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 14 (1%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 26 (2%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 13 (1%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 106 (7%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 288 (19%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 602 (40%)Order of the Companions of Honour: 1 (0%)British Empire Medal: 335 (22%)Royal Victorian Medal: 12 (1%)Associate of the Royal Red Cross: 2 (0%)Bar: 2 (0%)King's Ambulance Service Medal: 3 (0%)King's Fire Service Medal: 8 (1%)King's Police Medal: 22 (1%)King's Volunteer Reserves Medal: 7 (0%)Knight Bachelor: 22 (1%)Member of the Royal Red Cross: 1 (0%)Overseas Territories Police and Fire Service Medal: 2 (0%)Other: 3 (0%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

92 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 2025, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Royal Navy 13Army 54Royal Air Force 25
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Topics

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The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 2025, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Rowing12Rowing — 12Cycling11Cycling — 11Swimming7Swimming — 7Athletics7Athletics — 7Football6Football — 6Archery3Archery — 3RugbyRugby — 2Rugby Union — 2Rugby League — 2Sailing — 2Fencing — 2Angling — 2Boccia — 2Cricket — 1Disability Sport — 1Grassroots Football — 1Physical Education — 1Tennis — 1Community Sport — 1Golf — 1Table Tennis — 1Basketball — 1Youth Sport — 1Taekwondo — 1Physical Activity — 1Amateur Boxing — 1Luge — 1Paratriathlon — 1Trampoline Gymnastics — 1Handball — 1Curling — 1Sports Management — 1Paratriathalon — 1Motor Racing — 1Sports Broadcasting — 1Paralympic Sport — 1Sport Administration — 1Early Years Education13Early Years Education — 13Special Educational …11Special Educational Needs — 11Further Ed…9Further Education — 9Higher Edu…4Higher Education — 4Childcare — 3Learning — 2Music Education — 2Holocaust Education — 2Mathematics — 2Vulnerable Children — 2International Education — 1Skills — 1Teaching — 1Academia — 1English Language — 1Humanities — 1Drama Education — 1Food Education — 1Educational Equality — 1Physics — 1Policing16Policing — 16Criminal J…5Criminal Justice — 5Fire Safety5Fire Safety — 5Security3Security — 3Border S…3Border Security — 3Protecti…3Protection Services — 3Maritime Safety — 3Crime Prevention — 2Emergency Response — 2Road Safety — 1Safety — 1Public Protection — 1Consumer Safety — 1Violence Prevention — 1Community Safety — 1Policing16Policing — 16Defence13Defence — 13Local Gover…9Local Government — 9Politica…4Political Service — 4Emergenc…Emergency Response — 2Consumer Protection — 1Politics — 1Young People43Young People — 43Business30Business — 30Tourism — 6Small Business — 1Engineer…7Engineering — 7Cyber …Cyber Security — 6Innovation — 2Information Technology — 2Artificial Intelligence — 1Telecommunications — 1Quantum Hardware — 1Semiconductors — 1Fintech — 1Coding — 1Aerospace — 1Engineering7Engineering — 7Astronomy — 2Chemical Sciences — 2Space — 2Biology — 1Physics — 1Research — 1Volcanology — 1Polar Science — 1Science Communication — 1Earth Science — 1Biogeochemistry — 1Medical Science — 1Forensic Science — 1Diversity11Diversity — 11Women7Women — 7Gender Equality — 2Ethnic Diversity — 1Policing16Policing — 16Crime Prevention — 2Cycling11Cycling — 11Aviation — 2Public Transport — 1Road Safety — 1Maritime — 1Rail Industry — 1Railway Heritage — 1Rural …Rural Communities — 2Commun…Community Cohesion — 2Commun…Community Development — 2Volunt…Volunteering — 2Community Relations — 1Community Services — 1Community Safety — 1Families10Families — 10Vulnerable People — 6Textiles — 1Furniture Industry — 1Shipbuilding — 1Automotive Manufacturing — 1Aerospace — 1Printing — 1British…British Nationals Overseas — 4Scouting — 3Disadvantaged People — 3Border Security — 3Interna…International Humanitarian Aid — 3Volunta…Voluntary Sector — 3Defence…Defence Industry — 2Disabilities — 2Rescue — 2Social Isolation — 2Autism — 2PovertyPoverty — 2Refugee…Refugee Resettlement — 2Sports — 2Maritime Industry — 2SportEducationPublic SafetyPublic ServiceEconomyTechnologyScience and Te…EqualityLaw EnforcementTransportCommunity
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