The Queen's Birthday Honours 1978 were appointments by many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The Queen. The announcement date varies, both from year to year and from country to country.
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- Life Peer
- Privy Councillor
- Knight Bachelor
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath GCB
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath KCB
- Companion of the Order of the Bath CB
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George GCMG
- Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George KCMG
- Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George CMG
- Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order KCVO
- Commander of the Royal Victorian Order CVO
- Member of the Royal Victorian Order 4th class MVO
- Member of the Royal Victorian Order 5th class MVO
- Royal Victorian Medal RVM
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire GBE
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire KBE
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire DBE
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE
- Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE
- Companion of the Imperial Service Order ISO
- British Empire Medal BEM
- Royal Red Cross RRC
- Associate of the Royal Red Cross ARRC
- Air Force Cross AFC
- Air Force Medal AFM
- Queens Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air
- Queens Police Medal QPM
- Queens Fire Services Medal QFSM
- Colonial Police Medal CPM
- Queens Police Medal CPM
- Companion of the Queens Service Order for Community Service QSO
- Companion of the Queens Service Order for Public Services QSO
- Queens Service Medal for Community Service QSM
- Queens Service Medal for Public Services QSM
- Queens Fire Service Medal QFSM
- Mauritius Police Medal
- Queens Police Medal
- Order of the Companions of Honour CH
- References
The 1978 Queen's Birthday Honours were announced on 3 June for the United Kingdom and Life Peers, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius, Fiji, The Bahamas, Grenada, and Papua New Guinea.
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.