1998 New Year Honours

The insignia of the Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George

The New Year Honours 1998 for the United Kingdom were announced on 30 December 1997, to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1998.[1] The New Year Honours 1998 for New Zealand were announced on 31 December 1997.[2]

The Honours list is a list of people who have been awarded one of the various orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom. Honours are split into classes ("orders") and are graded to distinguish different degrees of achievement or service, most medals are not graded. The awards are presented to the recipient in one of several investiture ceremonies at Buckingham Palace throughout the year by the Sovereign or her designated representative. The Prince of Wales and The Princess Royal have deputised for The Queen.

In the United Kingdom, the orders, medals and decorations are awarded by various honours committees which meet to discuss candidates identified by public or private bodies, by government departments or who are nominated by members of the public.[3] Depending on their roles, those people selected by committee are submitted either to the Prime Minister, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, or Secretary of State for Defence for their approval before being sent to the Sovereign for final approval. As the "fount of honour" the monarch remains the final arbiter for awards.[4] In the case of certain orders such as the Order of the Garter and the Royal Victorian Order they remain at the personal discretion of the Queen.[5]

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.

United Kingdom

Life Peers

Privy Counsellors

Knights Bachelor

Diplomatic and Overseas

Order of the Bath

Representation of the star of the Order of the Bath (civil division).

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is the fourth-most senior of the British Orders of Chivalry with three classes of member.

Knights Grand Cross (GCB)

Civil Division

Knights Commander (KCB)

Military Division
Civil Division

Companions (CB)

Military Division
Civil Division

Order of St Michael and St George

Representation of the star of a Knight or Dame Grand Cross

The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George is an order of chivalry used to honour individuals who have rendered important services in relation to Commonwealth or foreign nations.

Knights Commander (KCMG)

Companions (CMG)

Royal Victorian Order

Breast Star of the Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms; admission remains in the personal gift of the monarch.[6]

Knights Commander (KCVO)

Commanders (CVO)

Lieutenants (LVO)

Members (MVO)

Royal Victorian Medal

Gold

Bar to Silver

Silver

Order of the British Empire

Grand Cross's star of the Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry comprising five classes in civil and military divisions. It is the most junior of the British orders of chivalry, and the largest, with over 100,000 living members worldwide.The two highest two ranks of the order, the Knight/Dame Grand Cross and Knight/Dame Commander, admit an individual into knighthood or damehood automatically allowing the recipient to use the title Sir or Dame.[7]

Knights Grand Cross (GBE)

Military Division
Civil Division

Dames Commander (DBE)

Civil Division

Knights Commander (KBE)

Military Division
Diplomatic and Overseas

Commanders (CBE)

Military Division
Civil Division
Diplomatic and Overseas

Officers (OBE)

Military Division
Civil Division

Members (MBE)

Military Division
Civil Division
Diplomatic and Overseas

Companions of Honour

Riband and badge of the Companions of Honour

The Order of the Companions of Honour was founded by King George V in June 1917, as a reward for outstanding achievements in the arts, literature, music, science, politics, industry, or religion.

Royal Red Cross

The Royal Red Cross for exceptional services in military nursing

The Royal Red Cross is a military decoration awarded for exceptional services in military nursing. There are two classes of medal.

First Class

Queen's Police Medal

The Queen's Police Medal (QPM) is awarded to police officers in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth for distinguished service or gallantry.

Queen's Fire Service Medal

The Queen's Fire Service Medal is awarded to members of the fire services in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations for distinguished service.

New Zealand

Order of New Zealand (ONZ)

New Zealand Order of Merit

Dame Companion (DNZM)

Knight Companion (KNZN)

Companion (CNZM)

Officer (ONZM)

Honorary

Member (MNZM)

Additional Member

Queen's Service Order

Companion of the Queen's Service Order for Community Service (QSO)

Companion of the Queen's Service Order for Public Services (QSO)

Queen's Service Medal

Queen's Service Medal for Community Service (QSM)

Queen's Service Medal for Public Services (QSM)

References

  1. United Kingdom list: The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 54993. pp. 1–28. 30 December 1997.
  2. "New Year Honours List 1998". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 1997. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. "Honours committees". United Kingdom Government. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  4. "Development of the Honours System". Royal Household. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  5. "Order of the Garter". Royal Household. Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  6. Royal Household. "The Queen and the UK > Queen and Honours > Royal Victorian Order". Queen's Printer. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  7. "Order of the British Empire". Royal Household. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
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