The Birthday Honours List 2012 was released on 16 June 2012 in the United Kingdom,BBC News – Birthday HonoursThe Guardian – Birthday Honours, Military list on 11 June 2012 in AustraliaQueen's Birthday 2012 Honours Lists , Governor-General of Australia: The Australian Honours Secretariat on 4 June 2012 in New Zealand,The Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours 2012 (29 June 2012) 74 New Zealand Gazette 2091. on 15 June 2012 in Antigua and Barbuda,Antigua and Barbuda Barbados,Barbados Grenada,Grenada Belize,Belize Saint Lucia,Saint Lucia Solomon Islands,Solomon Islands and The Cook Islands.The Cook Islands The Birthday Honours List was released during the height of the Diamond jubilee celebrations, and was therefore styled The Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours 2012 in New Zealand, while United Kingdom celebrated the jubilee with a separate list later that year.
The recipients of honours are displayed or referred to as they were styled before their new honour and arranged first by country, honour and where appropriate by rank (Knight Grand Cross, Knight Commander etc.) then division (Military, Civil, Overseas or Police list).
United Kingdom
Knight Bachelor Antony Brian Baldry. For Public and Political Service. Peter Birkett, Chief Executive, Barnfield College, Luton. For services to Further Education and the Academy Movement Robin Bosher, lately Headteacher, Fairlawn Primary School, Haseltine Primary School, and Kilmorie Primary School, Lewisham. For services to Education. Michael Boyd, Artistic Director, Royal Shakespeare Company. For services to Drama. Kenneth Charles Branagh. For services to Drama and to the community in Northern Ireland. The Right Honourable Malcolm Gray Bruce, . For Public and Political Service. His Honour Judge Clive Vernon Callman. For services to Law, Education and Charity. Thomas Anthony Cunningham, . For Public and Political Service. Charles William Dunstone, Founder and Chairman, Carphone Warehouse Group. For services to the Mobile Communications Industry and to charity. Professor Richard John Evans, Regius Professor of History, University of Cambridge and President of Wolfson College, Cambridge. For services to Scholarship. Peter Fahy, , Chief Constable, Greater Manchester Police. For services to Policing. Professor William Timothy Gowers, Royal Society Research Professor, Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, University of Cambridge. For services to Mathematics. Dr William Haughey, . For services to Business and Philanthropy. Thomas Michael Sydney Hughes-Hallett, Chief Executive, Marie Curie Cancer Care. For services to Palliative Care. Professor Robert Ian Lechler, Vice Principal (Health), King's College London, and Executive Director, King's Health Partners. For services to Academic Medicine. Professor James McDonald, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Strathclyde. For services to Education, Engineering and the Economy. David McVicar, Director. For services to Opera. Dr Daniel Moynihan, Chief Executive, The Harris Federation of South London Schools. For services to Education. Brian Walter Pomeroy, . For services to Financial Inclusion and to the Voluntary Sector. The Right Honourable George Reid. For services to Scottish Politics and Public Life. Professor Michael John Howard Sterling. For services to Higher Education, Science and Engineering. Richard Henry Simpson Stilgoe, , Philanthropist. For charitable services through the Alchemy Foundation.
Diplomatic Service and Overseas List Richard William Ground, O.B.E., Q.C., lately Chief Justice of Bermuda. For services to justice in Bermuda.
Crown Dependencies
Jersey Michael Birt. For services to the Crown and the community in Jersey.
The Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) Military Division Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Gary George Dalton , Royal Air Force.
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) Military Division Admiral George Michael Zambellas , Royal Navy.
Civil Division Paul Christopher Jenkins . Permanent Secretary, Treasury Solicitor's Department.
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) Military Division Air Vice-Marshal Gregory Jack Bagwell , Royal Air Force. Major General Michael James von Bertele , late Royal Army Medical Corps, British Army. Major General Bruce Brealey, late Royal Regiment of Artillery, British Army. Air Vice-Marshal Michael Paul Colley , Royal Air Force. Surgeon Vice Admiral Philip Iain Raffaelli , Surgeon-General of the British Armed Forces. Vice Admiral Alan David Richards, Royal Navy. Major General Jonathan David Shaw , late The Parachute Regiment, British Army.
Civil Division Richard Dennis . Helen Edwards , Director-General, Justice Policy Group, Ministry of Justice. Richard Paul Hatfield , Director-General, International, Strategy and Environment, Department for Transport. Edgar Frederick Jardine, Interim Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Policing Board. Peter Edward Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, Crown Prosecution Service. Miriam Catherine Rosen, Lately Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, Ofsted. For services to Education. Alan David Shannon, Permanent Secretary, Department for Social Development, Northern Ireland Executive. Professor Leonard Alan Winters, Lately Chief Economist, Department for International Development.
The Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (DCMG) Diplomatic Service and Overseas List (Alison) Mariot Leslie , HM Ambassador and UK Permanent Representative to NATO.
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) Diplomatic Service and Overseas List James David Bevan , High Commissioner, India. The Right Honourable Sir Murray Stuart-Smith, lately President, Court of Appeal, Gibraltar. For services to justice in Gibraltar.
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) Diplomatic Service and Overseas List Deborah Jane Bronnert, HM Ambassador, Zimbabwe The Right Honourable Sir Henry Brooke, President, The Slynn Foundation. For services to justice reform in Albania. Calixte George For services to the nation in agriculture and government. James Wyndham John Hughes-Hallett, Chairman, John Swire & Sons Ltd. For services to British business interests in Asia and Australasia. (William) Alistair Harrison , Governor of Anguilla. Anthony John Liddell Nightingale, lately Managing Director, the Jardine Matheson Group, Hong Kong. For services to British business interests in Asia. Michael Angus O'Neill, lately Head of Mission, Provincial Reconstruction Team, Helmand, Afghanistan. Dr Jeffrey Phillip Owens, lately Director, OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, Paris, France. For services to international tax co-operation. Dr Ian Stuart Robertson, Member, BMW AG Board of Management and lately Board Chairman, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd. For services to the British car industry. Andrea Lester Rose , Director, Visual Arts, British Council Dr Patrick Gilmer Topping, Director, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Jonathan Paul Wilks, lately HM Ambassador, Yemen
Royal Victorian Order
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) Lt Col Andrew Charles Ford, Comptroller, Lord Chamberlain's Office. Dr. Donal Arthur John Keegan , Lord-Lieutenant of Londonderry.
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) Paula Carolyn Diggle , Treasury Officer of Accounts, HM Treasury. Leslie Jane Ferrar, Treasurer, Household of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. Trefor Glyn Jones , Lord-Lieutenant of Clwyd. His Grace The Duke of Westminster , Formerly member of the council, Duchy of Cornwall. The Reverend Canon John Austin White , Canon and vice Dean, St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) Helen Elizabeth Asprey , Personal private secretary to The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry. Keith Roy Banham , Farm mgr, Sandringham Estate. Lt Col Peter Guy Chamberlin, Lieutenant, Her Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms. Herbert Allen Le Roy, Formerly private secretary to the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Dr. Alastair Neil Robertson Niven , Principal, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Foundation of St. Catherine. Jeremy Patrick Bagwell Purefoy , Assistant secretary (Insignia), Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood. Elizabeth Ann Roads , Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records. Dr. Manon Bonner Williams , Private secretary for Wales to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.
Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) John Christopher Allen , Travelling Orderly, Household of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. Inspector Robert Leslie Anderson, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection. Matthew Charles Arnoldi, Head of Protocol, Westminster Abbey. Maj. Alan Llewellyn Denman , Superintendent, Windsor Castle. Sgt Iain Roderick George, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection. James Goodall, Foreman, Windsor Castle. Christopher Michael Gregory, Land Steward, Isles of Scilly, Duchy of Cornwall. Gilbert James Harris , Senior Gardener, Property Section, Royal Household. Karin Elizabeth (Lisa) Heighway, Curator of Photographs, Royal Collection. Roy Thomas Maloney, Formerly Hot Water Fitter, Property Section, Royal Household. Sheila Ann Montgomery, Finance manager, Balmoral Estate. Stephen John Martin Sheasby, Senior Gilding Conservator, Royal Collection. Nicola Williams, Pensions manager (designate) and Personnel manager, Royal Household. Timothy John Williams , Head Chauffeur, Household of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. Toby David Zeegen, Information Technology Systems manager, Royal Household.
Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) Peter Brooks, Caretaker, College of St. George, Windsor Castle. Veronica Victoria Cain, Dresser to The Princess Royal. Norman John Dunn, Head Gardener, Government House, Canberra. Div Sgt Maj John Frederick Mundy, The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard. Christopher Phelps, Gardener, Hampton Court Palace. Graham Cornelius Sanderson, Head of Valley Gardens, Crown Estate, Windsor. Miss Julie Katherine Weldon, Housekeeping Assistant, Windsor Castle.
Order of the British Empire
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) Sir (Thomas) John Parker. For services to Industry and to the Voluntary Sector.
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) Dr Mary Doreen Archer, Chair, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS. Ms Zaha Hadid . For services to Architecture. The Right Honourable Tessa Jane Jowell . For political and charitable services. Professor Julia Elizabeth King , Vice-Chancellor, Aston University. For services to Higher Education and Technology. Professor Tina Lavender, Professor of Midwifery, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester. For services to Midwifery. Lucy Jeanne Neville-Rolfe , Deputy Chair, British Retail Consortium and Executive Director, Corporate and Legal Affairs, Tesco plc. For services to Industry and voluntary service. Theresa, Mrs Sackler. Philanthropist. For services to the Arts. Professor Janet Maureen Thornton , Director, European Bioinformatics Institute. For services to Bioinformatics.
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) Military Division Royal Navy Vice Admiral Charles Montgomery C022648J. Army Lieutenant General Gary Coward , late Army Air Corps, 497393. Lieutenant General Paul Newton , late The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, 499752.
Civil Division Charles Gerald John, The Right Honourable the Earl Cadogan, , Philanthropist. For charitable services.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) Military Division Royal Navy Rear Admiral Thomas Anthony Cunningham, C025363Q. Rear Admiral Stephen John Lloyd, C024601P.
Civil Division