As part of the British honours system, Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative, operational honours, political honours and other honours awarded outside the New Years Honours and Birthday Honours.
Major Neil Patrick Cargill, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, lately Staff Officer, Headquarters 51 Brigade, Scotland – For services in Scotland on the Demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and to the Honours of Scotland Service in St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh – 10 October 2024[35]
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Civil
Matthew Clifford, MBE – Co-Founder of Entrepreneur First, Adviser to His Majesty’s Government on Artificial Intelligence and Chair of Advanced Research and Invention Agency. For Services to Artificial Intelligence – 29 March 2024
Robert Chartener – Chairman and Investor. For services to Philanthropy[29]
Daniel Glaser – Former Chief Executive Officer, Marsh McLennan, and Former Chair of BritishAmerican Business. For services to UK/US trade and investment. [29]
Francesco Giovannini – Co-founder, Green Arrow Capital. For services to Climate Change[29]
Dr Willem Jan Hoogsteder – Old Master Paintings Expert. For services to UK/Dutch bilateral relations. [29]
Yoshitaka Hori – Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, HoriPro. For services to UK Culture and Performing Arts in Japan[29]
Martina Hunt – Formerly Director, Commercial Models Team, Cabinet Office. For Public Service[29]
Commander George Houston Storton – 14 June 2024[37]
Lieutenant Colonel Haydn James Gaukroger, The Parachute Regiment – 14 June 2024[37]
Wing Commander Jeremy Peter Case, Royal Air Force - 1 November 2024[38]
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Civil
Martine Clark MBE – 11 June 2024 – Honorary appointed in 2021 to be made Substantive[36]
Dr Muhammad Shafie Bin Kamaruddin MBE – 11 June 2024 – Honorary appointed in 2022 to be made Substantive[36]
Honorary
Frans Ammerlaan – WWII military commemoration volunteer. For services to Commemorations and British World War II Veterans[29]
Enas Al-Arashi – Defence Attaché Advisor, British Embassy Yemen. For services to British Foreign and Defence Policy[29]
Roger Beets – Chair, Airborne Commemoration Foundation. For services to Commemorations and to British WWII Veterans[29]
Anna Bubnova – British Council Head of Arts, Ukraine. For services to UK/Ukraine cultural relations[29]
Jolanta Buzeliene – Personal Assistant, British Embassy Vilnius. For services to British Nationals and the British Embassy in Lithuania[29]
Brigadier Rustom Darrah – Chairman, Commonwealth Ex-Services Trust. For services to Commonwealth Veterans living in Pakistan who served in the British Armed Forces[29]
Sarah Kronfol – Head of Security Programme, Conflict, Stability and Security Fund Lebanon, British Embassy Beirut. For services to UK interests in Lebanon[29]
Lynn Loacker – Founder and Managing Director, Project W. For services to Diversity in Business in the United States and the UK[29]
Karuna Onta – Social Development Advisor (Retired), British Embassy Kathmandu. For services to the UK and Nepal in tackling gender-based violence, discrimination and social exclusion in Nepal[29]
Karen Pilkington-Miksa – Founder New English Ballet Theatre. For services to DanceK[29]
Subash Rai – Retired Lance Corporal, British Gurkhas Nepal. For services to the UK Defence in Nepal[29]
Linda Frances Robertson – Head of Digital Customer Experience, Virgin Money. For services to Ukrainian refugees[29]
Dr Maria João Rodrigues De Araujo – President, Portugal-UK 650. For services to UK/Portugal relations[29]
Astrid Schon – Head Teacher, London East Alternative Provision, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. For services to Education[29]
Junaid Ali – Philanthropist and Community Champion. For services to the community in East London during COVID-19[29]
Debbie Bulau – State-recognised Educator and Remembrance Project Leader. For services to the remembrance of British soldiers during World War II[29]
Bogumil Cwiklak – Area Operations Manager and High Dependency Support Unit Lead, The Orders of St John Care Trust. For services to social care during Covid-19[29]
PC Steven Denniss, Lincolnshire Police – For apprehending a double murder suspect while off-duty in Louth, Lincolnshire, on 1 June 2021 – 14 May 2024[39]
Lawrie Elsdon-Dew – For protecting others during a nine day siege during fierce fighting outside the Sudan Embassy, in April 2023 – 14 May 2024[39]
Stacey Farrington – For their actions stopping a speeding car from travelling the wrong way on a motorway, on 8 November 2021 – 14 May 2024[39]
Georgia Laurie – For saving her sister from a crocodile attack while on an excursion in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, on 6 June 2021 – 14 May 2024[39]
PC Rowland Printer – For confronting an armed assailant during a shooting in Plymouth, on 12 August 2021 – 14 May 2024[39]
Jake Walker – For their actions stopping a speeding car from travelling the wrong way on a motorway, on 8 November 2021 – 14 May 2024[39]
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