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New Year Honours List 2026

Published 29 December 2025. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,481 New Year Honours 2026 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: 2 (0%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 15 (1%)Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George: 1 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 5 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 9 (1%)Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 2 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 6 (0%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 11 (1%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 20 (1%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 14 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 1 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 103 (7%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 279 (19%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 590 (40%)British Empire Medal: 341 (23%)Royal Victorian Medal: 16 (1%)Associate of the Royal Red Cross: 4 (0%)King's Ambulance Service Medal: 5 (0%)King's Fire Service Medal: 7 (0%)King's Police Medal: 21 (1%)King's Volunteer Reserves Medal: 9 (1%)Knight Bachelor: 13 (1%)Member of the Royal Red Cross: 2 (0%)Overseas Territories Police and Fire Service Medal: 2 (0%)Other: 2 (0%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

105 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 2026, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Royal Navy 21Army 59Royal Air Force 25
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Topics

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The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 2026, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Further Education16Further Education — 16Early Years Education11Early Years Education — 11Higher Education9Higher Education — 9Special …4Special Educational Needs — 4Skills — 3Youth Development — 2English Language — 2Vocati…Vocational Education — 2Traini…Training — 1Leader…Leadership Development — 1Commun…Community Education — 1Music …Music Education — 1Appren…Apprenticeships — 1Literacy — 1Early Years Care — 1Holocaust Education — 1Medical Education — 1Health Education — 1Skills Training — 1Mathematics Education — 1Outdoor Leadership — 1Mentoring — 1Military Education — 1Cultural Education — 1Entrepreneurship Education — 1Geography — 1Youth — 1Culinar…Culinary Arts — 1Childca…Childcare — 1Professional Education — 1Defence29Defence — 29Policing14Policing — 14Local Gov…8Local Government — 8Political Service6Political Service — 6Consumer Protection — 1Emergency Response — 1PoliticsPolitics — 1Football8Football — 8Cricket7Cricket — 7Rugby Union6Rugby Union — 6Rugby5Rugby — 5Tennis — 3Rugby League — 2Rowing — 2Basketball — 2Judo — 2Ice Skating — 2Sports Broadcasting — 2Rugby Football — 1Disability Sport — 1Athletics — 1Gymnastics — 1Community Sport — 1Boxing — 1Table Tennis — 1Weightlifting — 1Skiing — 1Sport Climbing — 1Squash — 1Motorsport — 1Sports Development — 1Sports Administration — 1FishingFishing — 1FitnessFitness — 1Research7Research — 7Life Sci…3Life Sciences — 3Engineer…2Engineering — 2Materials Science — 2Climate Science — 1Statistics — 1Bioscience — 1Multi-Hazard Science — 1Behavioural Science — 1Botany — 1Volcanology — 1Forensic Science — 1Business12Business — 12Tourism3Tourism — 3Small Busi…3Small Business — 3Economic Development — 3Innovation6Innovation — 6Artificial Intelligence — 2Cyber Security — 2Engineer…2Engineering — 2Aerospace2Aerospace — 2Games Industry — 1Financial Technology — 1Digital Infrastructure — 1Broadband — 1Digitalisation — 1Volunteeri…5Volunteering — 5Community Development — 3Communi…Community Cohesion — 2Communi…Community Safety — 2Community Support — 1Bangladeshi Community — 1Community Resilience — 1Afro-Caribbean Community — 1Youth — 1Policing14Policing — 14Police Training — 1Community Policing — 1Family Support — 2Community Engagement — 1Disadvantaged Communities — 3Maritime Safety — 3Journalism3Journalism — 3Disabiliti…3Disabilities — 3Sports Broadcasting — 2Refugees2Refugees — 2Asylum See…2Asylum Seekers — 2Workplace2Workplace — 2Gaelic Lan…2Gaelic Language — 2Mountain R…2Mountain Rescue — 2Dyslexia2Dyslexia — 2Public Protection — 2Publishing — 2Welfare Reform — 2Steel Ind…2Steel Industry — 2Protectio…2Protection Services — 2Conflict …2Conflict Prevention — 2Building Safety — 1Standards — 1Afghanistan — 1Optical Communications — 1EducationPublic ServiceSportScience and TechnologyEconomyTechnologyCommunityLaw EnforcementBroadcast…
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Topics by number of recipients

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