New Year Honours List 2026 awardees in Hertfordshire
22 recipients from Hertfordshire recognised in the New Year Honours List 2026.
Towns in Hertfordshire
Type a name to find someone, or use the filters below to narrow by year, award, list or theme. Selections combine; tap an active filter again, or Clear filters, to reset.
Medal / BEM
Member (MBE)
Emma Louise Rule
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Royston, Hertfordshire
“Founder, Musicians Against Homelessness. For Charitable Service to Homeless People and to Aspiring Musicians”
Elizabeth Prescott
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“Specialist Nurse for Thalassaemia, Whittington Health NHS Trust. For services to People Living with Thalassaemia Syndrome”
Steven Munkley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
“Vice-President, Craft Guild of Chefs. For services to the Hospitality Industry and to Young People”
Michael Henry Marx
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bushey, Hertfordshire
“Trustee Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. For services to Holocaust Remembrance and Education.”
Peter David Hunt
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Harpenden, Hertfordshire
“For Parliamentary and Political Services”
Michael Charles French
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
“Head of Games, Film London and Festival Director, London Games Festival. For services to the Games Industry, to Inclusion and to Charity”
Reginald East
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
“Foster Carer, Hertfordshire Council, Hertfordshire. For services to Foster Care”
Judith Lesley Charlesworth
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
“Lately Chair, Barnet Special Education Trust, London. For services to Education”
David Thomas Gurney
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
“Lately Film Laboratory Lead, British Film Institute. For services to Cinema and Heritage”
Dr Tanya Moore
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“Principal Social Worker, Essex County Council. For services to Social Work”
Officer (OBE)
Aderonke Savage
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Radlett, Hertfordshire
“Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Jomas Associates Ltd. For services to Young People, to Business and to the Construction Industry”
Paavan Popat
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bushey, Hertfordshire
“Chief Executive, TLC Care. For services to Intergenerational Housing”
Rukshana Kapasi
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“Director of Health, Barnardo 's. For services to Transforming Care, to Health Equity and to the Patient Voice”
Sarah Louise Williams-Gardener
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
“Chair, FinTech Wales and lately Chair, the Western Gateway Partnership. For services to the Development of the UK Financial Services Ecosystem, Regional Economic Growth and to Charity”
Debbie Elizabeth Bartlett
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Broxbourne, Hertfordshire
“Lately Deputy Director, Protect and Prepare, Home Office. For Public Service”
Commander (CBE)
Leah Cathrine Williamson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Association Football”
Daniel Philip Levy
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Potters Bar, Hertfordshire
“Lately Chair, Tottenham Hotspur. For services to Charity and the community in Tottenham”
David Thomas Kemp
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hatfield, Hertfordshire
“Emeritus Professor of Auditory Biophysics, University College London. For services to Auditory Sciences and Public Health”
Samantha Des Forges
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“Director, Conduct, Equity and Justice, Ministry of Defence. For services to Equity and Justice in Defence”
Dr Luisa Maria Freitas Dos Santos
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
“Vice-President, Global Clinical Supply Chain, GlaxoSmithKline. For services to Pharmaceutical Engineering”