2026 New Year Honours
The 2026 New Year Honours are appointments by King Charles III among the 15 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebrations at the start of January and those for 2025 will be announced on 30 December 2025.[1][2]
The recipients of honours are displayed as styled before appointment to the honour awarded upon the advice of the King's ministers and arranged by country, precedence and grade (i.e. Knight/Dame Grand Cross, Knight/Dame Commander, etc.), and then by divisions (i.e. Civil, Diplomatic, and Military), as appropriate.
United Kingdom
Below are the individuals appointed by Charles III in his right as King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with honours within his own gift or upon the advice of his Government for other honours.
The Order of the Companions of Honour
Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)
Knights Bachelor
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath
Knight / Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)
- Military
- Civil
Knight / Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB / DCB)
- Military
- Civil
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
- Military
- Civil
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Knight / Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)
Knight / Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG / DCMG)
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
The Royal Victorian Order
Knight / Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)
Knight / Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO / DCVO)
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)
Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)
Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)
Royal Victorian Medal (RVM)
- Gold
- Silver
- Bronze
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Knight / Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)
- Military
- Civil
Knight / Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE / DBE)
- Military
- Civil
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- Military
- Civil
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- Military
- Civil
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
- Military
- Civil
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Royal Red Cross
Member of the Royal Red Cross (RRC)
Associates of the Royal Red Cross (ARRC)
King's Police Medal (KPM)
King's Fire Service Medal (KFSM)
King's Ambulance Service Medal (KAM)
King's Volunteer Reserves Medal (KVRM)
Overseas Territories Police Medal (OTPM)
Canada
New Zealand
References
- ^ "The New Year Honours list 2026". London Gazette. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "How does the UK honours system work?". BBC. Retrieved 10 December 2025.