2026 Special Honours

As part of the British honours system, Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative, operational honours, political honours and other honours awarded outside the New Year Honours and Birthday Honours.

Brian Wyndham Payne, MStJ DL – to be Lord-Lieutenant of Berwickshire – 16 January 2026^[1]
Neelam Dharni Devesher, MBE DL – to be Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey – 6 March 2026^[2]
Mark John Pendlington – to be Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk – 16 April 2026^[3]

Privy Counsellor

The Honourable Dame Sara Cockerill, DBE, KC – 11 March 2026^[4]
The Honourable Sir David Foxton, KC – 11 March 2026^[4]
The Honourable Sir Robert Miles, KC – 11 March 2026^[4]
The Honourable Dame Amanda Yip, DBE, KC – 11 March 2026^[4]

Order of the Garter

Ribbon bar of the Order of the Garter

Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG)

The Right Honourable The Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield, FBA – 23 April 2026
The Right Honourable The Lord O'Donnell, GCB, FBA, FAcSS – 23 April 2026
The Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon, PC, DL – 23 April 2026

Royal Victorian Order

Royal Victorian Order ribbon

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Richard Alexander Charles Cobbe – Illustrative Artist – 13 February 2026^[5]^[6]

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

Margaret Rose Walker, MVO – on relinquishment of the appointment as Housekeeper, Birkhall – 19 January 2026^[7]
Mark Peter Andrews, MVO – For services to The King and Queen – 28 January 2026^[8]
David William Blacks, MVO – Property Information Manager, Privy Purse and Treasurer’s Office – 3 February 2026^[9]
The Reverend Canon Martin Poll – lately Domestic Chaplain to King Charles III – 12 February 2026^[10]
Laura Sullivan – on relinquishment of the appointment as Press Secretary, Private Secretary’s Office – 9 March 2026^[11]^[12]

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

Dr Nathan Ross – on relinquishment of his appointment as Assistant Private Secretary to The King – 5 January 2026^[7]

Imperial Service Medal

Appointments 17 February 2026^[13]

v t e British honours lists
New Year Honours	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902† 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940† 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 † Not issued because of Birthday Honours of the new monarch (1902) and World War II (1940)
Birthday Honours	1860 1861 1862 1863§ 1864§ 1865§ 1866 1867 1868§ 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876§ 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887† 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897† 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911† 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937† 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953† 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 § Not issued † Not issued because of Jubilee Honours (1887, 1897) and Coronation Honours (1911, 1937, 1953)
Coronation Honours	1821 1831 1838 1902 1911 1937 1953 2023† † Not issued
Jubilee Honours	1887 (Golden) 1897 (Diamond) 1935 (Silver) 1977 (Silver) 2002 (Golden) 2012 (Diamond) 2022 (Platinum)† † Not issued
Demise Honours	2002 (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret) 2021 (Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh) 2023 (Queen Elizabeth II)
Dissolution Honours	1874 1885 1892 1895 1900† 1906† 1910† 1918† 1922 1923† 1924 1929 1931 1935† 1945 1950 1951† 1955† 1959 1964 1966 1970 1974 (February) 1974 (October) 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017† 2019 2024 † Not issued
Prime Minister's Resignation Honours	1895 1905 1916 1923 1924 1945 1951 1955† 1957† 1963 1964 1970 1976 1979† 1990 1997 2007† 2010† 2016 2019 2022 (Johnson) 2022 (Truss) 2024 † Not issued
Special Honours	1923 1952 1972 1973 1974 1977 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1985 1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1999 2001 2004 2006 2007 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Additional Honours	1911 (Delhi Durbar) 1953 (Korea) 1969 (Investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales) 1990 (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's 90th Birthday)
Honours by nation	Australia Canada Ceylon India New Zealand

2026 Special Honours

Privy Counsellor

Order of the Garter

Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG)

Royal Victorian Order

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

Imperial Service Medal

Order of St John

Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of St John (GCStJ)

Knight of the Order of St John (KStJ)

Dame of the Order of St John (DStJ)

Commander of the Order of St John (CStJ)

Officer of the Order of St John (OStJ)

Member of the Order of St John (MStJ)

King's Commendation for Bravery

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