2013 Special Honours

British government recognitions April 2022 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. † indicates an award given posthumously. Life Peer Conservative Party Richard Andrew Balfe, to be Baron Balfe, of Dulwich in the London Borough of Southwark – 19 September 201360637 18815 24 September 2013 Sir Anthony Bamford, to be Baron Bamford, of Daylesford in the County of Gloucestershire and of Wootton in the County of Staffordshire – 7 October 201360649 19679 7 October 2013 Nicholas Henry Bourne, to be Baron Bourne of Aberystwyth, of Aberystwyth in the County of Ceredigion and of Wethersfield in the County of Essex – 9 September 201360624 0 11 September 2013 Matthew Hadrian Marshall Carrington, to be Baron Carrington of Fulham, of Fulham in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham – 11 September 201360627 0 13 September 2013 Daniel William Finkelstein, O.B.E., to be Baron Finkelstein, of Pinner in the County of Middlesex – 11 September 201360627 0 13 September 2013 Annabel Goldie, to be Baroness Goldie, of Bishopton in the County of Renfrewshire – 7 October 201360649 19679 7 October 2013 Lady (Fiona) Hodgson to be Baroness Hodgson of Abinger, of Abinger in the County of Surrey – 16 September 201360637 18816 24 September 2013 Christopher Holmes, M.B.E., to be Baron Holmes of Richmond, of Richmond in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames – 13 September 201360630 18309 17 September 2013 John Rhodes Horam, to be Baron Horam of Grimsargh in the County of Lancashire – 4 September 201360620 17645 6 September 2013 Howard Darryl Leigh to be Baron Leigh of Hurley, of Hurley in the Royal County of Berkshire – 16 September 201360637 18816 24 September 2013 Dame Lucy Jeanne Neville-Rolfe, D.B.E., C.M.G., to be Baroness Neville-Rolfe, of Chilmark in the County of Wiltshire – 10 September 201360625 18803 12 September 2013 Sir Stephen Ashley Sherbourne, Knight, C.B.E., to be Baron Sherbourne of Didsbury, of Didsbury in the City of Manchester – 12 September 201360628 18217 16 September 2013 Michael John Whitby to be Baron Whitby, of Harborne in the City of Birmingham – 10 September 201360625 18803 12 September 2013 Susan Frances Maria Williams, to be Baroness Williams of Trafford, of Hale in the County of Greater Manchester – 25 September 201360638 18895 25 September 2013 Green Party Jennifer Helen Jones, to be Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb, of Moulsecoomb in the County of East Sussex – 20 September 201360638 18895 25 September 2013 Labour Party Sir Charles Lamb Allen, GBR CBE, to be Baron Allen of Kensington, of Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea – 4 October 201360648 19575 4 October 2013 Sir William Haughey, Knight, O.B.E., to be Baron Haughey, of Hutchesontown in the City of Glasgow – 18 September 201360635 18709 23 September 2013 Alicia Pamela Kennedy, to be Baroness Kennedy of Cradley, of Cradley in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley – 19 September 201360637 18815 24 September 2013 Doreen Delceita Lawrence, O.B.E., to be Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon, of Clarendon in the Commonwealth Realm of Jamaica – 6 September 201360624 17949 11 September 2013 Jonathan Neil Mendelsohn, to be Baron Mendelsohn, of Finchley in the London Borough of Barnet – 5 September 201360637 18815 24 September 2013 Liberal Democrat Party Catherine Mary Bakewell, M.B.E., to be Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, of Hardington Mandeville in the County of Somerset– 9 September 201360624 0 11 September 2013 Rosalind Mary Grender, to be Baroness Grender, of Kingston upon Thames in the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames – 4 September 201360620 17645 6 September 2013 Christine Mary Humphreys, to be Baroness Humphreys, of Llanrwst in the County of Conwy – 18 September 201360635 18709 23 September 2013 Zahida Parveen Manzoor, C.B.E., to be Baroness Manzoor, of Knightsbridge in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea – 6 September 201360624 17949 11 September 2013 Brian Leonard Paddick, to be Baron Paddick, of Brixton in the London Borough of Lambeth – 12 September 201360628 18217 16 September 2013 The Hon. James Palumbo, to be Baron Palumbo of Southwark, of Southwark in the London Borough of Southwark – 4 October 2013 Jeremy Purvis to be Baron Purvis of Tweed, of East March in the Scottish Borders – 13 September 201360630 18309 17 September 2013 Mike Storey, GBR CBE, to be Baron Storey, of Childwall in the City of Liverpool – 14 October 201360655 20203 14 October 2013 Alison Mary Suttie, to be Baroness Suttie, of Hawick in the Scottish Borders – 19 September 201360637 18816 24 September 2013 Rumi Verjee C.B.E., to be Baron Verjee, of Portobello in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea – 19 September 201360637 18816 24 September 2013 Sir Ian William Wrigglesworth, Knight, to be Baron Wrigglesworth, of Norton on Tees in the County of Durham – 5 September 201360637 18815 24 September 2013 Crossbench The Rt Hon. Sir Roger John Laugharne Thomas, GBR QC, to be Baron Thomas of Cwmgiedd, of Cwmgiedd in the County of Powys – 7 October 2013 Victoria Cross Lance Corporal James Thomas Duane Ashworth † – 22 March 201360455 5735 22 March 2013 Most Noble Order of the Garter Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG) Air Chief Marshal The Rt. Hon. The Lord Stirrup GBR GCB AFC ADC – 26 April 201360489 8277 26 April 2013 Order of the Companions of Honour thumb|right|The riband and badge of the "Companions of Honour" Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) The Rt. Hon. The Lord Strathclyde GBR PC – 1 March 201360436 4059 1 March 2013 Knight Bachelor The Hon. Mr Justice Thomas Mark Horner – 22 February 201360439 4263 5 March 2013 The Hon. Mr Justice George Andrew Midsomer Leggatt – 22 February 2013 The Hon. Mr Justice Paul Richard Maguire – 22 February 2013 The Hon. Mr Justice Stephen Martin Males – 22 February 2013 The Hon. Mr Justice Jeremy Hugh Stuart-Smith – 22 February 2013 The Hon. Mr Justice Jeremy Russell BakerList of Knights Bachelor, thegazette.co.uk; accessed 5 September 2015. The Hon. Mr Justice Colin Ian Birss The Hon. Mr Justice Stephen William Scott Cobb The Hon. Mr Justice Robert Maurice Jay The Hon. Mr Justice Michael Joseph Keehan The Hon. Mr Justice John Ailbe O'Hara The Hon. Mr Justice Stephen Paul Stewart The Hon. Mr Justice Mark George Turner The Rt. Hon. Greg Knight GBR MP – 25 October 201360667 1105 25 October 2013 The Rt. Hon. John Randall GBR MP – 25 October 2013 Most Honourable Order of the Bath Knight / Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) Honorary Park Geun-hye, President of the Republic of Korea Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George Knight / Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) Her Excellency Cécile Ellen Fleurette La Grenade GBR OBE, Governor-General of Grenada – 14 May 201314 May 2013 60504 9513 His Excellency Sir Edmund Wickham Lawrence GBR KCMG OBE, Governor-General of Saint Christopher and Nevis – 7 June 201360528 11277 7 June 2013 Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) Honorary Count Jacques Rogge, For services to the London 2012 Olympic Games and British and international sportHonorary appointments His Highness Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates, Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se, Minister of Foreign Affairs Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) Honorary Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Royal Victorian Chain The Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Rowan Williams GBR PC FBA FRSL FLSW, retired Archbishop of Canterbury – 15 January 201360392 673 15 January 2013 The Royal Victorian Order thumb|right|Insignia of a Knight / Dames Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) The Honourable Priscilla Jane Stephanie, Lady Roberts GBR CVO, on retirement as Librarian and Curator of the Print Room, Windsor Castle – 30 July 201360583 1105 30 July 2013 Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) Nigel McCulloch, on retirement as Lord High Almoner – 8 March 201360442 4603 8 March 2013 Major General George Norton GBR CBE, on relinquishing the appointment of Major General Commanding the Household Division – 12 July 201360567 1 12 July 2013 John Cairns, on retirement as Dean of the Chapel Royal in Scotland – 12 July 2013 Paul Robert Virgo Clarke GBR CVO, on retirement as Clerk of the Council, Duchy of Lancaster – 30 July 2013 Honorary His Excellency Lim Sung-nam, Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) Honorary Abdul Rahman Ghanem Al Mutaiwee, UAE Ambassador to the United Kingdom Chul-ki, Senior Secretary to the President for Foreign Affairs and National Security Cho Won-dong, Senior Secretary to the President for Economic Affairs Lee Jung-hyun, Senior Secretary to the President for Public Relations Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) Richard Frederick Griffin GBR MVO, For services to Royalty Protection – 5 April 201360467 6669 5 April 2013 Robert Andrew Ball GBR MVO, on retirement as Senior Horological Conservator, Royal Household – 9 April 201360470 6883 9 April 2013 Alan Peter Ryan GBR MVO, on retirement as Assistant Property Manager, Buckingham Palace – 30 July 2013 John Charles Rodger Gray GBR CMG, On the relinquishment of his appointment as Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps – 17 December 201360719 1105 17 December 2013 Honorary Kim Hyoung-zhin, Secretary to the President for Foreign Affairs (honorary) Amb Choe Jong-hyun, Deputy Minister for Protocol Affairs (Chief of Protocol) (honorary) Ha Tae-Youk, Director-General for European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (honorary) Seokhee Kang, Counsellor, South Korean Embassy, London (honorary) Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) Joseph Geoffrey Last GBR RVM BEM, on retirement as Head Chauffeur, Royal Household – 22 February 201360429 3533 22 February 2013 Captain Devendra Ale, The Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment – on relinquishment of his appointment as Queen's Gurkha Orderly Officer – 26 July 201360580 1 26 July 2013 Captain Trilochan Hurung, The Royal Gurkha Rifles – on relinquishment of his appointment as Queen's Gurkha Orderly Officer – 26 July 2013 Daniel Martell GBR RVM BEM, on retirement as Deputy Head Chauffeur, Royal Household – 30 July 2013 Squadron Leader Dale Alexander White, On relinquishment of his appointment as Equerry to The Duke of Edinburgh – 18 October 201360660 1105 18 October 2013 Michael Robert Sykes GBR RVM, On retirement as Chief Carpet Planner, Royal Household – 15 November 201360687 1105 15 November 2013 Honorary Hyon Du Kim, First Secretary, South Korean Embassy, London Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) & Bar Elizabeth Maud Wilkinson GBR RVM, on retirement as Groom, the Royal Studs, Hampton Court – 12 March 201360445 4889 12 March 2013 Janet Margaret Doel GBR RVM, on retirement as The Queen's Housemaid, Windsor Castle – 12 March 2013 Keith Andrew Rembridge GBR RVM, On retirement as Telegraph Clerk, Court Post Office, Buckingham Palace – 30 July 201360660 1105 30 July 2013 Royal Victorian Medal (Gold) Patrick Joseph Carroll GBR RVM, For services as a State Porter, Royal Household – 31 May 201360521 10783 31 March 2013 John Trodden Kerr GBR RVM, On retirement as Leading Palace Attendant, Windsor Castle – 30 July 2013 Keith Howard GRIFFITHS GBR RVM, On retirement as Courier, Royal Household – 17 December 2013 Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) Warrant Officer Class 1 Derek William James Potter, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, on relinquishment of his appointment as The Queen's Piper – 11 January 201360389 477 11 January 2013 Most Excellent Order of the British Empire thumb|right|Insignia of a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) The Hon. Mrs. Justice Sarah Jane Asplin – 5 March 2013 The Hon. Mrs. Justice Janice Mesadis Pereira, Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court – 7 May 201360497 8953 7 May 2013 The Hon. Mrs. Justice Vivien Judith Rose – 22 October 2013 Honorary Angela Ahrendts, For services to business Melinda Gates, For services to philanthropy and international development Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) Honorary Hisashi Hieda, For services to UK/Japan cultural and media relations Richard Lugar, For services to UK-US defence relations and international security Minoru Makihara, For services to UK/Japan business and trade relations His Highness Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs His Highness Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court His Highness Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Department of Civil Aviation Her Excellency Lubna bint Khaled Al Qasimi, Minister of International Cooperation and Development Choi Mun-kee, Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning Yoon Sang-jick, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) Honorary Camila Batmanghelidjh, For services to children and young people His Grace The Duke of Rohan, For services to UK/French relations Jacques Gounon, For services to UK transport Duncan L. Niederauer, For services to the Northern Ireland economy Jin Park, For services to strengthening UK/Republic of Korea bilateral relations Adam Simon Posen, For services to the economy Antoine Jan Macgiel Valk, For services to British public transport and strengthening the Anglo-Dutch Commercial relationship Hans Wijers, For services to British industry Ahmed Juma Al Zaabi, Deputy Minister of Presidential Affairs Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh, Adviser, Ministry of Presidential Affairs Dr Sultan Ahmed Sultan al Jaber, Minister of State and member of the Cabinet Major General Essa Saif Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Deputy Chief of Staff, UAE Armed Forces Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) thumb|right|Ribbon bar of the Order of the British Empire (Military) Military division Commander Nicholas Geoffrey Dunn, RN – 8 January 201360384 213 8 January 2013 Honorary General Luis Alejandre Sintes, For services to British/Spanish relations and cultural ties Hoda Ibrahim Alkhamis-Kanoo, For services to arts and cultural exchange between the UK and UAE Khalid Rashid Shaikh Abdulrahman Al Zayani, For services to UK business overseas and UK/Bahraini relations Douglas Burns Arnot, For services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Michel Claude Joseph Dubarry, For services to the promotion of Rolls-Royce and wider UK interests in France Professor David Frank Ford, For services to theological scholarship and inter-faith relations Ehab Abdalla Attia Gaddis, For services to the British community and British Embassy in Egypt Professor Eileen Harkin-Jones, For services to higher education in Northern Ireland Doctor Eva Henriëtte Reina Renée Lloyd-Reichling, For services to education Malachy Stephen McAleer, For services to education and young people in Northern Ireland Professor Andrea Mary Nolan, For services to veterinary science and higher education Judith L O’Rourke, For services to the communities of Syracuse and Lockerbie following the attack on Pan Am 103 in 1988 Shunichi Sugioka, For services to UK relations in the fields of commerce and cultural exchange Mario Eduardo Testino, For services to photography and charity Jean-Paul Pierre Villain, For services to British education and inward investment to the UK Susan Janet Wade, For services to criminal justice reform and to the community in Winchester, Hampshire Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) Honorary Walid Mohmed Al Fagih, For services to the British Embassy, Tripoli Farouk Al Najah, For services to the British Embassy, Tripoli Shaker Mohamed Ben Milad, For services to the British Embassy, Tripoli Stéphane Bern, For services to UK/French cultural relations Maria Magdalena Cremaschi, For services to the arts and UK/Spain cultural relations Professor Keith Scott Delaplane, For services to beekeeping Mary Teresa Doherty, For services to the Labour Party and to the community in Dulwich, London Borough of Southwark Desiree Allison Downes, For services to legislative drafting in the Turks and Caicos Islands Natalie du Toit, For services to Paralympic sport Michel Euxibie, For services to UK/France relations and British veterans Doctor Anna Gedeon, For services to the British Embassy in Hungary Sandra Joan Hamilton, For services to cancer sufferers Tuan Jainudeen Ishak Ismail, For services to protecting British interests in Sri Lanka Gareth Paul Mc Callion, For services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Shari Lynn McGraw, For services to British interests in the USA Antonio Millozzi, For services to charity Clarence Hendry October, For services to the community of Tristan de Cunha June Antoinette O’Sullivan, For services to young people in London Bernadette Edel Porter. For services to nursing Pedro Antonio Serra Bauza, For services to the local British resident community in Mallorca, Spain Hassen Amer Shebani, For services to the British Embassy, Tripoli Eileen Mary Strevens, For services to the rights of disabled children and children with special educational needs Brian Neville Tarpey, For services to British war graves in Malta Dijana Zrilic, For services to UK/Croatia defence relations Jamal Ahmed Al Muhairi, Presidential Protocol British Empire Medal Honorary Senor Jacques Jean Pierre Coudry, For services to the British interests in Brazil Jawaahir Daahir, For services to the Somali community in Leicester Titus Anno Sjoerd Vogt, For services to the community in Faringdon, Oxfordshire Order of St John Bailiff / Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St John Professor Jonathan Simon Christopher Riley-Smith60483 1120 22 April 2013 Judith Ann Hoban Stuart James Shilson GBR LVO60559 1120 3 July 2013 Knight / Dame of the Order of St John Alderman Michael Roger Gifford60392 1120 15 January 2013 Lawson Rennie Ian William John Wallace Willem van der Westhuizen Louw Tessa Elnora, Mrs van Antwerpen Professor Beverley Joy Wilson Elliott Belgrave GBR KCMG KA, Governor-General of Barbados60415 1120 11 February 2013 Chen Sze Hua Lim Chye Huat Brigadier-General Epeli Nailatikau CF GBR LVO OBE 100% CSM MSD, President of Fiji Royston Clive Rooke Mark Sean Sisk Patricia Staples Horne Dresser Victoria Mary Sheffield Richard Denis Blundell60659 1120 17 October 2013 Paul Ndiritu Ndungu Ian John Rae Andries William de Villiers Rex Bertie Wheeler Colonel Kevin Thomas Williams, SD SM GBR MMM 100% Peter Damian Wood Shirley Marion Hennessy Jillian, Mrs Mludek Rear Admiral Frederick Brian Goodson GBR CB OBE60722 1120 20 December 2013 Peter John Field William Arthur Spence Susan Elizabeth Pyper Alderman Mrs Fiona Catherine Woolfe GBR CBE References 3 Category:2013 awards in the United Kingdom Category:British honours system