Crown Honours Lists

Crown Honours Lists are lists of honours being conferred upon citizens of the Commonwealth. The awards are presented by or in the name of the reigning monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II or her vice-regal representative.

New Year Honours

Honours have been awarded at New Year since at least 1890, in which year a list of Queen Victoria's awards was published by the London Gazette on 2 January.^[1] There was no honours list at New Year 1902, as a list had been published on the new King´s birthday the previous November,^[2] but in January 1903 a list was again published, though including only Indian orders until 1909 (while the other orders were announced on the King´s birthday in November).

Australia has discontinued New Year Honours, as it now announces its honours on Australia Day, 26 January, and the Queen's Official Birthday holiday, in early June.

Australia Day Honours

The Australia Day honours were established in 1975 to replace the New Year honours in Australia. The list is issued on 26 January every year.

Birthday Honours

Birthday Honours are part of the celebration of the reigning monarch's official birthday in each realm. The awards are presented by the reigning monarch or head of state, currently Queen Elizabeth II, or her deputy.

Known as Queen's Birthday Honours (and King's Birthday Honours in times of a male monarch), all royal honours are published in the London Gazette, Canada Gazette, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette and New Zealand Gazette. The lists are also published in the daily newspapers of each realm.

Honours have been awarded on the monarch's birthday since at least 9 November 1901, the birthday of King Edward VII (r. 1901–1910).^[3]^[4] After 1908 the monarch's official birthday was moved to the first, second or third Saturday in June (for the UK). Other Commonwealth realms celebrate the official birthday on different dates (generally late May or early June), and release their honours lists accordingly.

Prime Minister's Resignation Honours

The Prime Minister's Resignation Honours in the United Kingdom are honours granted at the behest of an outgoing Prime Minister following his or her resignation. In such a list, a Prime Minister may ask the monarch to bestow peerages, or other lesser honours, on any number of people of his or her choosing (e.g., in the 1997 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours an additional 47 working peers were created at the behest of the three main parties).

A recent change involves oversight by a parliamentary scrutiny committee, to ensure that the honours are appropriate.^[5]^[6] Some previous lists had attracted criticism. For example, the 1976 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours of Harold Wilson (which became known as the "Lavender List") had caused controversy as a number of recipients were wealthy businessmen whose principles were considered antipathetic to those held by the Labour Party at the time.

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair did not issue a list, apparently because of the "Cash for Honours" scandal.^[7] Gordon Brown did not publish a resignation honours list either,^[8]^[9] but a dissolution list was issued on his advice (to similar effect).

Coronation Honours

Coronation honours, are awarded by the sovereign to mark their coronation. The honours are usually those within the sovereign personal gift.

Dissolution Honours

The Dissolution Honours List, lists those individuals receiving Honours from the Monarch at a time following the Dissolution of the United Kingdom Parliament. It is one of several types of Honours List marking various occasions (see below). Typically, the list will include retiring MPs who are customarily made Life Peers. The list may also include knighthoods for others who have served in the Parliament, including those who may not want peerages. As well as appointments to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom.

Bravery Council Honours

Bravery council honours lists recipients of Australian bravery honours. The lists are issued twice a year in March and August respectively.

Special Honours

Special honours, are lists issued at random points throughout the year. Australia and the United Kingdom both issue Special honours.

References

↑ The London Gazette: no. 26008. pp. 1–2. 1 January 1890.
↑ "Court circular" The Times (London). Tuesday, 31 December 1901. (36652), p. 4.
↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27374. p. 7287. 9 November 1901.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 27376. p. 7291. 12 November 1901.
↑ Blair's resignation honours list to be vetted The Guardian, 15 May 2007
↑ PM resignation gongs to be vetted BBC, 16 May 2007
↑ "Blair misses deadline for resignation honours" The Guardian, 22 June 2007
↑ Vincent Moss (15 May 2010). "Gordon Brown to award peerages to John Prescott and Sue Nye". mirror.
↑ Dissolution Honours List, politicshome.com; accessed 11 February 2016.

Honours Lists

New Year Honours	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902† 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940† 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 †Not issued because of birthday honours of new king (1902) and WWII (1940)

Birthday Honours	1885 1886 1887† 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897† 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911† 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937† 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 †Not issued because of Jubilee Honours (1887, 1897) and Coronation Honours (1911, 1937)

Prime Minister's Resignation Honours	1945 1951 1955 1957 1963 1964 1970 1976 1979 1990 1997

Coronation Honours	1902 1911 1937 1953

Dissolution Honours	1900 1906 1910 (January) 1910 (December) 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 1974 (February) 1974 (October) 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015

Special Honours	2013 2014 2015 2016

Additional Honours	1887 (Golden Jubilee) 1897 (Diamond Jubilee) 1923 Prime Minister 1935 (Silver Jubilee) 1977 (Silver Jubilee) 1990 (Queen Mother's 90th Birthday) 2002 (Death of Queen Mother and Princess Margaret) 2002 (Golden Jubilee) 2012 (Diamond Jubilee)

Honours by nation	Australia Canada Ceylon India New Zealand

Australian honours lists

Australia Day Honours	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Queen's Birthday Honours	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Bravery Council Honours	67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83

Special Honours Lists	2007–present

Governor General of Australia, Honours Lists

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