As part of the British honours system, the Special Honours are issued at the Queen's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer the award of the Order of the Garter, Order of the Thistle, Order of Merit, Royal Victorian Order and the Order of St John. Life Peers are at times also awarded as special honours.
Sir Robert Walter Kerslake to be Baron Kerslake, of Endcliffe in the City of Sheffield – 20 March 2015Dr Rosalind Miriam Altmann, CBE to be Baroness Altmann, of Tottenham in the London Borough of Haringey – 19 May 2015Andrew James Dunlop to be Baron Dunlop, of Helensburgh in the County of Dunbarton – 26 May 2015The Right Honourable Francis Anthony Aylmer Maude to be Baron Maude of Horsham, of Shipley in the County of West Sussex – 26 May 2015Dr Terence James "Jim" O'Neill to be Baron O'Neill of Gatley, of Gatley in the County of Greater Manchester – 28 May 2015James George Robert Bridges, MBE to be Baron Bridges of Headley, of Headley Heath in the County of Surrey – 28 May 2015The Hon. David Gifford Leathes Prior, to be Baron Prior of Brampton, of Swannington in the County of Norfolk – 29 May 2015Richard Sanderson Keen, QC to be Baron Keen of Elie, of Elie in the Fife – 8 June 2015Lance Corporal Joshua Leakey – 26 February 2015Colour Sergeant Kevin Howard Haberfield, Royal Marines – 31 July 2015HonoraryArchbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu, for services to UK communities, international peace and reconciliation - 30 November 2015The Right Honourable Eric Pickles, MP – 14 August 2015The Honourable Henry James Carr – 10 November 2015The Honourable Adrian George Patrick Colton – 10 November 2015The Honourable Peter Donald Fraser – 10 November 2015The Honourable Andrew James Gilbart – 10 November 2015The Honourable David John Holgate – 10 November 2015The Honourable Timothy Julian Kerr – 10 November 2015The Honourable Alistair William Orchard MacDonald – 10 November 2015The Honourable Simon Derek Picken – 10 November 2015The Honourable Richard Andrew Snowden – 10 November 2015Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)
HonoraryEnrique Peña Nieto – President of the United States of Mexico – 3 March 2015Joachim Gauck – President of the Federal Republic of Germany – 25 June 2015Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)
His Excellency Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton, CVO, QC, JP – Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis – 24 November 2015Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)
His Honour Judge Howard Andrew Clive Morrison, CBE, QC – For services to international justice and the rule of law – 26 October 2015HonoraryAnders Fogh Rasmussen – 12th Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation - 30 November 2015Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)
His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales – 4 June 2015Sir Simon Gerard McDonald, KCMG – 30 June 2015Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)
Rear Admiral Simon Paul Williams, RN – On relinquishment of the appointment of Defence Services Secretary. – 3 March 2015Nicholas Pickard – 30 June 2015Christopher Jon Martin, CB - Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister and Director-General of the Prime Minister’s Office. - 1 December 2015Robert Haydon Vernon Luke - 8 December 2015William Brian Andrews, MVO, BEM – On retirement as Superintendent of the State Apartments, St. James’s Palace. – 24 March 2015Peter Ruskin – 30 June 2015Susan Jayne Elliott, MVO, MBE – 8 December 2015Jonathan Paul Knight – 8 December 2015William Smith, RVM – 30 June 2015Captain Lok Bahadur Gurung, The Queen’s Gurkha Signals – 4 June 2015Captain Pkakash Gurung, The Royal Gurkha Rifles – 4 June 2015Andrew Hawkes, RVM – 28 July 2015Commander Andrew Canale, RN – On relinquishment of his appointment as Equerry to The Queen. – 1 September 2015Mark Flanagan – Keeper of the Gardens, Crown Estate, Windsor Great Park – 13 October 2015Peter Stephen Walter – On relinquishing the role of Finance and Project Co-ordinator, Master of the Household’s Department, Royal Household – 18 December 2015Knight / Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE / DBE)
The Honourable Philippa Jane Edwards Whipple – 10 November 2015HonoraryAna Patricia Botín Sanz de Sautuola O'Shea — for services to the financial services sectorMark Getty — for services to arts and philanthropyDr. Hermann Hauser, CBE, FRS — for services to engineering and industryHiroaki Nakanishi — for services to UK/Japan business cooperationMartin Naughton, CBE — for services to the Northern Ireland economy, art and philanthropic causesXavier Robert Rolet — for services to the financial services industry and young peopleKevin Spacey, CBE — for services to theatre, arts education and international cultureDr. Ralf Dieter Speth — for services to the British automotive sectorCommander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Military DivisionBrigadier Martin Patrick Mooew, late The Royal Logistic CorpsBrigadier Paul Anthony Edward Nanson, MBE, late The Royal Regiment of FusiliersColonel David James Lord Swann, MBE, late The Queen’s Royal HussarsColonel Gary Paul Wilkinson, OBE, late Royal Regiment of ArtilleryBrigadier James Medley Woodham, OBE, MC, late The Royal Anglian RegimentBrigadier Hugh Hollingworth Blackman, late The Royal Scots Dragoon GuardsHonoraryDr Paul Vincent Peter Beresford-Hill, MBE, For services to UK/US educational and cultural exchangeProf. Rivka Carmi, For services to UK/Israel scientific collaborationMr Tae Young Chung, For services to enhancing the reputation of contemporary British art in Korea and investment in the UKJames Julian Coleman, OBEPaul Joseph Drechsler, For services to the construction industryKarin Birgitta Forseke, For services to the financial services industryMr David Carroll Grevemberg, For services to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth GamesSyed Anwar Hasan, For services to the economyProf. Nathu Ram Puri, DL, For services to business and to charity in the UK and abroadProfessor Owen Patrick Smith, For services to child and adolescent cancerEitan Wetheimer, For services to UK/Israel business cooperationMilitary DivisionActing Colonel Jaimie Fraser Roylance, Royal MarinesLieutenant Colonel Andrew Derek Griffiths Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)Major Neil Alexander Kelly, The Mercian RegimentLieutenant Colonel David Brian Kenny, The Royal Irish RegimentLieutenant Colonel Richard Oliver Slack, MBE, 9th/12th Royal LancersWing Commander James Peter Penelhum, Royal Air ForceCommander Daniel Clarke, Royal NavyCommander Michael Daren Smith, Royal NavyCaptain Michael Keith Utley, Royal NavyLieutenant Colonel Benedict Peter Norman Ramsay, MBE, Welsh GuardsLieutenant Colonel Graeme Crichton Wearmouth, The Royal Regiment of ScotlandHonoraryKamal ABU Kalloub, For services to British nationals in GazaMs Angela Maria Brady, For services to architecture and educationMrs Diane Marguerite Briere de Isle Engelhardt, For voluntary and charitable services in WalesEtta Cohen, For services to women in business and entrepreneurshipDr Randy Lee Comfort. For services to children and familiesProfessor Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, For services to scientific cooperation between the UK and BraziMr Patrice Philippe de Martin DE Vivies, For services to Franco-British trade and investment and the energy industryKamal Gherbawi, For services to British interests in GazaSung-Joo Kim, For services to UK/South Korea business relations and British social causesDr Marion Lyons, For services to public health in WalesMr Denis Mulcahy, For services to peace building and youth development in Northern IrelandJoseph Gerard Mulligan, For services to first aid and community resilienceJames Martin O’Callaghan, For services to the construction industryDr Frederik Dag Arfst Paulsen, For services to philanthropy, education, the environment, scientific and historical research and to young peopleThomas Evert Petri, For services to UK/USA Parliamentary/Congress relationsProf. Agostino Pierro, For services to medicine and charityDr Ursula Elisabeth Steingenberger-McEwen, For services to scienceDr Isolde Louise Victory, For services to ParliamentRuby C Wax, For services to mental healthProfessor Winston Wen-young Wong, For services to education and research in the UK and to UK/Taiwan education relationsProfessor Ulrike Andrea Hildegard Zeshan, For services to higher education and the international deaf communityMilitary DivisionMajor Thomas Armstrong Scott Ryall, Royal MarinesStaff Sergeant Lee Edwin Allen, Intelligence CorpsCorporal Adam Ronald Peter Butler, Corps of Royal EngineersCaptain Edward Philip Challis, The Royal Regiment of ScotlandMajor Duane Joseph Fletcher, Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing CorpsCaptain Duncan Mark Knox, The Parachute RegimentCaptain Declan John Lynn, Adjutant General’s Corps (Educational and Training Services Branch)Major Jeremy Dawson Walters, Royal Regiment of ArtilleryFlight Lieutenant Emma Dutton, Royal Air ForceWarrant Officer Class 1 Samuel George Doak, Royal MarinesLieutenant Wendy Frame, Royal NavyCommander Philip John Hally, Royal NavyLieutenant Commander Steven Nicholas Wall, Royal NavyCaptain Mark Edward Acklam, The Royal Corps of SignalsActing Lieutenant Colonel Jeremy Charles William Mawdsley, Royal Regiment of ArtilleryActing Lieutenant Colonel Michael Richard Nigel Syewart, Irish GuardsSquadron Leader Calvin George Bailey, Royal Air ForceHonoraryDr Mohammed Ahmed Abdul Razzaq Alahmed, For services to the British community in QatarBrother Seon Jae An, For services to the Royal Asiatic Society and to furthering the study of English Literature in KoreaMaria Victoria BuenaventuraMary Theresa CeesayPatrick Dominick CreggMrs Charlotte Phyllis Anne Joelle Marie Cunningham, For services to children and young peopleSister Rita Dawson, DLGabriele Elisabeth FranklinMrs Mandy Maureen Goddard, For services to children and familiesMs Nazli Hamitoglu, For services to Consular support to victims of rape and sexual assault in TurkeyAaron Matthew Holtz, For services to the promotion of British values at the United NationsMs Ayan Mahamoud Mahamed, For services to promoting friendship and cultural understanding between the UK and Somali regionMiss Isabel Munoz, For services to disabled people and disabled accessAgustin Navarrp Alvado, For services to the British community in BenidormMing Gek Ng (Mindy Tay), For services to British commercial interests in SingaporeAgamemnon Otero, For services to the community energy sectorMrs Graciela Pena Perez, For services to British visitors to Cancun and the Riviera Maya, MexicoClarinda Justina Salandy, For services to carnival designJoanna Hannah Basilio Teh, For services to British nationals in the Philippines during Typhoon HaiyanPetr Torak, For services to the Roma community in PeterboroughSuha Zeidan, For services to British nationals in the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesColin Taylor, For services to the Homeless Community. – 13 March 2015HonoraryZergaw Asfera andarge, For services to the British Embassy, KhartoumDrew Henry AveryMrs Mary Margaret Daly, For services to the Butterfly Appeal Campaign for Multiple Sclerosis Therapy and to the community in Ashford, KentOlga Clara DenyerMary-Rose EganMajor (Retired) Yambahadur GurungMr Abdullah Kuce, For services to the security of the British Consulate-General, IstanbulFrederick Alphonsus McDwyerAnne Eileen MC MahonMr Bernard Désiré Ernest Potaux, For services to UK/French relations and remembranceWoon Young SongIsabel Maria Lopes SpencerHisako ZafarLieutenant Colonel James Rowland Martin, MC, The Princess of Wales’s Royal RegimentMajor Thomas Robson McDermott, The Royal Tank RegimentLieutenant Colonel James Christopher Roddis, MBE,The Royal Regiment of ScotlandStaff Sergeant Paul Jonathon Billingham, Royal MarinesCaptain William Andrew Hall, Royal Regiment of ArtilleryMajor Angus Myles Arthur Tilney, The King’s Royal HussarsFlight Lieutenant Laura Alice Hilary Nicholson, Royal Air ForceFlight Lieutenant Edward Thomas Berwick, Royal Air ForceFlight Lieutenant Timothy Neil Eeddy, Royal Air ForceLieutenant Commander Christopher Torben Gotke, Royal NavyFlight Lieutenant Ian McIver Campbell, Royal Air ForceDale Anthony Ashford, Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service. – 6 February 2015Paul Lye – 6 February 2015Corporal Jonathan Mckeag, Royal MarinesPetty Officer Aircrewman Russell James Adams, Royal NavySergeant Daniel Martin Allanson, Royal Air ForceAssociate Royal Red Cross (ARRC)Leading Naval Nurse Laura Jane Fallon, Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing StaffSquadron Leader Charlotte Joanne Thompson-Edgar, Princess Mary’s Royal Air Force Nursing ServiceWarrant Officer Class 1 Simon James William Hsll, MBE, The Royal Logistic CorpsPrivate John Steven Pyatt-Payne, The Mercian RegimentPetty Officer (Diver) Richard Anthony Brown, Royal NavyLieutenant Commander Robin Leslie Suckling, Royal NavyCorporal Alexander Harries, Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police)Officer Cadet Frances Margaret Emma Townend, University Officer Training Corps Army ReserveFiona Mary Wilson Crighton – 16 March 2015The Honourable Virginia Lovell, JP, DL – 26 March 2015Elizabeth Ann Peterson Prien – 21 May 2015Jeanette Gesina Johanna Faurie – 2 December 2015Katharine Margaret Ella Liston – 2 December 2015 2015 Special Honours Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA
