The New Year Honours 2006 in some Commonwealth realms were announced (on 31 December 2005) in the United Kingdom,United Kingdom: New Zealand,New Zealand list: Grenada,Grenada: the Solomon Islands,Solomon Islands: Tuvalu,Tuvalu: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Belize,Belize: and Saint Christopher and NevisSaint Christopher and Nevis: to celebrate the year past and mark the beginning of 2006.

The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged firstly by the country whose ministers advised the Queen on the appointments, then by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.

United Kingdom

Knights Bachelor Professor John Macleod Ball, Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Oxford. For services to Science. Professor Ivor Martin Crewe, DL, Vice-Chancellor, University of Essex and Lately President, Universities UK. For services to Higher Education. John Dankworth, CBE, Jazz Musician. For services to Music. Christopher Fox, QPM, President, Association of Chief Police Officers. For services to the Police. William Benjamin Bowring Gammell, Chief Executive, Cairn Energy plc. For services to Industry in Scotland. David Michael Hart, OBE, lately General-Secretary, National Association of Head Teachers. For services to Education. Ian Bernard Vaughan Magee, CB, Second Permanent Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs. Dr. Allen James McClay, CBE, Chairman, ALMAC and chairman, Queen's University of Belfast Foundation. For services to Business and to Charity in Northern Ireland. Keith Mills, Chief Executive, London 2012. For services to Sport. Simon Milton, leader, Westminster City Council. For services to Local Government. Adrian Alastair Montague, CBE, Chairman, British Energy. For services to the Nuclear and Electricity Industries. Stephen Alan Moss, lately Director of Nursing and Patient Services, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham. For services to the NHS. Professor Michael Pepper, Professor of Physics, University of Cambridge. For services to Physics. Craig Collins Reedie, CBE, lately chairman, British Olympic Association. For services to Sport. John Henry Ritblat, Chairman, The British Land Company and Chairman of the Trustees, Wallace Collection. For services to the Arts. Michael Berry Savory, lately Lord Mayor of the City of London. For services to the City of London. Stephen Ashley Sherbourne, CBE, lately Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Opposition. Roger Singleton, CBE, lately Chief Executive, Barnardo's. For services to Children. Professor Graham Michael Teasdale, President, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. For services to Neurosurgery and victims of head injuries. David Robert Varney, Permanent Secretary, HM Revenue and Customs. Arnold Wesker, Playwright/Director. For services to Drama. Thomas Jones Woodward ("Tom Jones"), OBE, Singer. For services to Music. Professor Nicholas Alcwyn Wright, Warden, Barts and the London, Queen Mary School of Medicine. For services to Medicine.

Order of the Bath

Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) Civil Division

Sir Richard Clive Mottram, KCB, Security and Intelligence Co-ordinator, Cabinet Office.

Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) Military Division

Air Force

Air Marshal Clive Robert Loader, OBE, Royal Air Force.

Civil Division

Sumantra Chakrabarti, Permanent Secretary, Department for International Development.

Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB) Military Division

Navy

The Venerable Barry Keith Hammett, QHC Rear Admiral James Campsie Rapp.

Army

Major General Anthony John Raper, CBE (489583), late Royal Corps of Signals.

Air Force

Air Vice-Marshal Stephen Gary George Dalton, Royal Air Force. Air Vice-Marshal Paul Douglas Luker, OBE, AFC, Royal Air Force.

Civil Division

Gregor Munro Clark, Scottish Parliamentary Counsel, Scottish Executive. Dr. Paul Charles Davies, JP, Chief Scientist, Health and Safety Executive. Henry Clifford Sydney Derwent, director, Climate Change and Environment, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Richard Philip Douglas, Finance Director, Department of Health. Michael John Eland, Director-General of Law Enforcement and Compliance, HM Revenue and Customs. Andrew John Lebrecht, Director-General, Sustainable Farming, Food and Fisheries, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Bryan James Mitchell, lately Head, Business and Information Management Directorate, National Assembly for Wales. Leslie Samuel Ross, lately managing director, Business International, Invest NI, Northern Ireland Executive. Helen Williams, director, Schools Standards Group, Department for Education and Skills.

Diplomatic Division

Iain Robert Lobban, Director of Operations, GCHQ.

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (GCMG)

Diplomatic Division

Jeremy John Durham (Paddy), Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, KBE, PC, lately High Representative of the International Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Knights Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG) Diplomatic Division

Graham Holbrook Fry, HM Ambassador, Tokyo. Francis Geoffrey Jacobs, QC, lately Advocate General, European Court of Justice. Stephen John Leadbetter Wright, CMG, HM Ambassador, Madrid.

Companions of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) Civil Division

John Nicholas Beadle, Senior Civil Servant, Ministry of Defence.

Diplomatic Division

Robin Anthony Barnett, Director UK Visas, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. James David Bevan, Director Africa, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Robert Edward Brinkley, HM Ambassador, Kyiv. Richard Andrew Foulsham, lately Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Dr. Richard Peter Phillips, Programme Director, British Council. Professor Patrick Thornberry. For services to international human rights. David Kevin Woodward, President, BP Azerbaijan. For services to British business interests and security of energy supplies. Heather Jacqueline Yasamee, Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Royal Victorian Order

Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) Colonel James Stirling of Garden, CBE, TD, Lord-Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk.

Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) Sister Judith Ellen Dean, OBE, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (International). Richard Marriott, TD, formerly Lord-Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire. Walter Robert Alexander Ross, Secretary and Keeper of the Records, Duchy of Cornwall.

Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) Patric Dickinson, Secretary, Order of the Garter. John Heaslip, Chief Executive, Business in the Community, Northern Ireland. Major Charles Rowland Marriott, Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant, Yeomen of the Guard. Nuala Patricia McGourty, Retail Director, Royal Collection. Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Charles Richards, MVO, Deputy Master of the Household and Equerry to The Queen. The Honourable Rowena Margaret Sanders, Lady in Waiting to Princess Michael of Kent. Fiona Sara Shackleton, formerly Solicitor to The Prince of Wales. Gwendoline Annette Wilkin, MVO, Housekeeper, Windsor Castle. Colin Williams, OBE, formerly Director, Scotland, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers.

Members of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) Stephen M. Chapman (photographer), Senior Photographer, Royal Collection. Karen Crawford, formerly Protocol Officer, Visits Section, Scottish Executive. Richard John Dilworth. For services to The Duke of York's Household. Mark William Barry Galloway Dyer. For services to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall's Household. Sergeant Ian David Huggett, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection. Pamela MacDonald, Payroll Manager, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall's Household. Julie Christine Moyes, RVM, Housekeeper, Balmoral Castle. Sergeant Phelim Patrick O'Higgins, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection. Pamela Edith Tantony, formerly Assistant Keeper of the Records, Duchy of Lancaster. Inspector Christopher John Tarr, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection. Paul Kevin Whybrew, RVM, The Queen's Page, Royal Household.

Royal Victorian Medal

Royal Victorian Medal (Gold)

David John Watts, RVM, formerly Carpenter, Sandringham Estate.

Bar to the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver)

David John Middleton, RVM, Chief Upholsterer, Royal Household.

Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) Constable Allister Saville Brown, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection. Robert Houston Brown, formerly The Queen's Flagman and Orderly. Marine Benjamin Brady, Royal Marines 42 Commando Janet Margaret Doel, The Queen's Housemaid, Windsor Castle. Jeremy Graham Gale, Craft Technician, C Branch, Royal Household. Darren Ashley Gallacher, Fruit Farm Worker, Sandringham Estate. Gary David Ganley, Carpet Planner, Windsor Castle. Greta Greenwood, Dining Room Supervisor, Royal Household. Francis Edmund Harris, Palace Attendant, Buckingham Palace. James Mills, Footman, Buckingham Palace. Pamela Ann Hayes, formerly The Duke of Edinburgh's Senior Housemaid, Windsor Castle. Gary Philip Jones, Fendersmith, Windsor Castle. Alan Melton, Forestry Foreman, Sandringham Estate. Mark Andrew Perry, Gamekeeper, Sandringham Estate. Gary Robertson, Leading Porter/Craft Assistant, Palace of Holyroodhouse. David James Rough, Leading Palace Attendant, Buckingham Palace. Anthony Charles Fitt-Savage, formerly Organist, Sandringham Church. Michael Robert Sykes, Chief Carpet Planner, Buckingham Palace. Peter David Anthony White, Specialist Tractor and Machinery Operator, Crown Estate, Windsor. Kenneth Woodley, Senior Bricklayer, Crown Estate, Windsor.

Order of the British Empire

Knights / Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE / DBE)

Civil Division

Professor Averil Millicent Cameron, CBE, Professor of Late Antique and Byzantine History, University of Oxford, and Warden, Keble College. For services to Classical Scholarship. Sebastian Newbold, Baron Coe, OBE, Chairman, London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Bid Team. For services to Sport. Elizabeth Anne Lucy Forgan, OBE, Chairman, Heritage Lottery Fund. For services to Broadcasting and to Heritage. Anna Patricia Lucy Hassan, Headteacher, Millfields Community School, Hackney, London. For services to Education. Susan Catherine Leather, MBE, Chairman, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. For services to the Regulation of Infertility Treatment and Embryo Research. Julie Thérèse Mellor, Chairman, Equal Opportunities Commission. For services to Equal Opportunities. Vivienne Isabel Westwood, OBE, Fashion Designer. For services to British Fashion.

Diplomatic Division

Dr. Daphne Marjorie Sheldrick, MBE. For services to the conservation of wildlife, especially elephants, and to the local community in Kenya.

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) Military Division Navy Captain Stephen John Chick, Royal Navy. Commodore Peter James Fuller Eberle, Royal Navy. Commodore Michael John Potter, ADC, Royal Navy.

Army Brigadier Mark St. John Filler (502259), late Adjutant General's Corps (Educational and Training Services Branch). Colonel Kathleen George, RRC (507014), late Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps. Colonel Richard Justin Kemp, MBE (505991), late The Royal Anglian Regiment. Colonel Nigel Christopher Douglas Lithgow (490527), late The Black Watch. Colonel Peter Roland Sharland (495581), late The Light Infantry. Colonel Barry Arthur Charles Smith, TD (516086), late Royal Army Medical Corps, Territorial Army.

Air Force Air Commodore Nicholas Julian Eugene Kurth, OBE, Royal Air Force.