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 Year Honours and Birthday Honours.
National Health Service – 5 July 2021 – For "This award recognises all NHS staff, past and present, across all disciplines and all four nations. Over more than seven decades, and especially in recent times, you have supported the people of our country with courage, compassion and dedication, demonstrating the highest standards of public service."[22]
Dr. Garret Adare Fitzgerald – Professor of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania. For services to the advancement of UK medical science.[25]
Patti Whaley – Lately Chair, ActionAid. For services to international development.[25]
Major Sanjip Rai, The Royal Gurkha Rifles – on relinquishment of his appointment as Queen’s Gurkha Orderly Officer – 30 November 2021.[27]
Major Deepak Rai, The Queen’s Gurkha Signals – on relinquishment of his appointment as Queen’s Gurkha Orderly Officer – 30 November 2021.[27]
Captain Deny Gurung, The Queens’ Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment – on relinquishment of his appointment as Queen’s Gurkha Orderly Officer – 30 November 2021.[27]
Captain Ganeshkumar Gurung, The Royal Gurkha Rifles – on relinquishment of his appointment as Queen’s Gurkha Orderly Officer – 30 November 2021.[27]
Professor Adrian V. S. Hill – Director of the Jenner Institute and Lakshmi Mittal and Family Professor of Vaccinology at Oxford University. For services to Science and Public Health[25]
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Teruo Asada – Chairman of Marubeni Corporation, Japan. For services to UK Trade and Investment.[25]
Professor May Cassar – Director, University College London, Institute for Sustainable Heritage. For services to heritage.[25]
Sue Ann Costa Clemens – Director Vaccine Group Oxford-Brazil and Visiting Professor in Global Health, Department of Paediatrics, Oxford University. For services to Science and Public Health.[25]
Fiona Dawson – Global President, Mars Food, Drinks and Multisales. For services to women and the UK economy.[25]
Angela Moore – Owner, Belleek Pottery. For services to economic development and philanthropy in Northern Ireland.[25]
Henry Obi – Businessman. For services to Public and Political Service.[25]
Stephen Trautman – Deputy Director, Naval Reactors, US Department of Energy and US Department of Navy. For services to UK/US relations.[25]
Colonel James Douglas Loudoun, Late Parachute Regiment[29]
Wing Commander Jennie Bernadette Cross, Royal Air Force[29]
Civil division
Honorary
Ernie Allen – Chair, WePROTECT Global Alliance. For services to the protection of children in the UK.[25]
Susan Mary Allen – Head of Retail and Business Banking, Santander plc. For services to finance.[25]
Professor Ruth Arnon – Paul Ehrlich Professor of Immunology at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. For services to UK-Israel Science Collaboration.[25]
Veronique Aubert-Bell – Conflict and Humanitarian Research and Policy Advisor, Save the Children. For services to children living in conflict.[25]
Paul Buggy – Employment Judge, Office of the Industrial Tribunals and Fair Employment Tribunal. For services to employment law.[25]
Professor Gabriel Cooney – Chair of the Historic Monuments Council for Northern Ireland. For services to Heritage.[25]
Professor Derrick Crook – Professor of Microbiology, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford. For services to Microbiology.[25]
Edel Harris – Chief Executive, Cornerstone, Scotland. For services to the public sector and charity.[25]
Dr. Farid Ahmad Homayoun – Country Director, The HALO Trust. For services to international development.[25]
Jay Jolley – Assistant Artistic Director, Royal Ballet School. For services to dance.[25]
Associate Professor Teresa Lambe – COVID Associate Professor at the Jenner Institute. For services to Science and Public Health.[25]
Anne Langley – Formerly Head of Group Operations, People and Operations Division, Department for International Development. For services to international development.[25]
Dr. Olivier Le Polain De Waroux – Deputy Director, UK Public Health Rapid Support Team, Public Health England. For services to global health.[25]
Professor Ronan Lyons – Clinical Professor of Public Health, Wales. For services to research, innovation and public health.[25]
Carlos Alfonso Nobre – Climate Scientist and Meteorologist. For services to UK/Brazil climate science collaboration.[25]
Professor Máire O’Neill – Professor of Information Technology, Queen’s University Belfast. For services to computer security.[25]
Professor Massimo Palmarini – Director Medical Research Council, University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research. For services to Public Health.[25]
Geraldine Mary Rodgers – Director of Nursing, Leadership and Quality at NHS England and NHS Improvement. For services to older people.[25]
Dr. Rosaleen Ann Sharkey – Consultant Respiratory Physician, Altnagelvin Hospital, Londonderry. For services to respiratory medicine during the COVID-19 crisis.[25]
Professor Jason Swedlow – Professor of Quantitative Cell Biology, University of Dundee. For services to biological imaging.[25]
Denise Valín Álvarez– Director, Burberry. For services to International Trade.[25]
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Military division
Acting Lieutenant Colonel (now Major) Romesh Vanendra Chinnadurai, The Royal Logistic Corps[30]
Major Damien Alexander Mead, The Royal Regiment of Scotland[30]
Major Dominic Joseph Andrew Dias, Corps of Royal Engineers[30]
Lieutenant Commander Paul Inglesby, Royal Navy[29]
Lieutenant Colonel Brian Douglas Duff, Corps of Royal Engineers[29]
Civil division
Honorary
Nueteki Akuetteh – Senior Policy Advisor, British Embassy, Washington, USA. For services to global health and COVID-19 response.[25]
Reem Al Atrouni – Head of Corporate Services, British Embassy Beirut, Lebanon. For services to the British Embassy in Beirut.[25]
Salar Amin – Political Officer, British Consulate General, Erbil, Iraq. For services to the British Consulate General, Erbil.[25]
Karina Aprile – Consular Assistant, British Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay. For services to British and Commonwealth nationals.[25]
Abdessattar Mohamed Badri – British Honorary Consul, Sousse, Tunisia. For services to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.[25]
Suha Batarseh – Head of Trade and Investment Jordan, British Embassy, Amman, Jordan. For services to UK/Jordanian Trade and Investment.[25]
Himangi Bhardwaj – Senior Health and Life Sciences Policy Advisor, British Embassy, New Delhi, India. For services to healthcare services in India and UK.[25]
Elaine Birchall – Chief Executive Officer, SHS Group. For services to economic development in Northern Ireland.[25]
Carlos Chau – Deputy Director Infrastructure, British Embassy, Lima, Peru. For services to bilateral trade and British business.[25]
Martine Clark – Executive Head Teacher, Byron Court Primary School, Wembley. For services to education in the London Borough of Brent.[25]
Isabelle Clement – Director, Wheels for Wellbeing. For voluntary charitable services.[25]
Sonsoles Diez de Rivera y de Icaza – Vice President, British Hispanic Foundation. For services to promoting British culture in Spain.[25]
Marian Doogan – Clinical Sister, South West Acute Hospital. For services to cardiology nursing in Northern Ireland.[25]
Kayla Beth Ente – Chief Executive Officer, Brighton and Hove Energy Service Co-operative. For services to community-led energy efficiency.[25]
Jyoti Anne Fernandes – Farmer. For services to food and organic farming.[25]
David Fernández Jímenez – Business Engagement Manager, Consular Contact Centre, Malaga, Spain. For services to British nationals overseas.[25]
Gulnar Gabdulova – Deputy Director DIT Kazakhstan and Head of British Trade Office in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. For services to Trade and Investment.[25]
Kieran Gordon – Lately Chief Executive, Career Connect. For services to Careers Education in North West England.[25]
Peter Hannan – Proprietor and Managing Director, Hannan Meats. For services to Economic Development in Northern Ireland.[25]
Jeffrey Hay – Attorney. For services to UK/US Business Relations.[25]
Rory Hoy – Inspector, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to policing.[25]
Lolita Jackson – Chair of the British American Project and Special Advisor to Director of Climate Policy, New York City Mayor’s Office. For services to promoting deeper links and partnership between the UK and USA.[25]
Dr. Kondal Reddy Kandadi – Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Bolton and Chair, Alliance Learning. For services to Education, Public Health and Industry.[25]
Diala Khlat – Chairman, Rebuilding Childhoods Board, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. For services to Children.[25]
Tarek Khlat – Volunteer, Rebuilding Childhoods Board and Trustee, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. For services to Children.[25]
Joanna Lau – Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission Regional Chair, Boston, USA. For services to the Marshall Scholarship Programme.[25]
Maureen McKeever – Principal, Mount Lourdes Grammar School, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. For services to Education in Northern Ireland.[25]
Mahmoud Mouselli – Director Programmes & Partnerships, British Council. For services to Education in Northern Ireland.[25]
Melissa Odabash – Fashion Designer. For services to international swimwear fashion.[25]
Carlos Pulenta – President, Bodegas Vistalba and British Honorary Consul. For services to British Nationals overseas and to Trade and Investment.[25]
Sabina Maria Joyce Purcell – Organiser of First World War commemorations, Dublin. For services to UK/Ireland relations and First World War commemorations.[25]
Giulia Parisi St George – Co-Founder, The Italian Job. For services to charity.[25]
Lucy Santamarina – Vice Consul, British Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina. For services to British nationals overseas.[25]
Dr. Ananda Giri Manchanahalli Shankar – Professional Lead for Health Protection at Public Health Wales. For services to public health in Wales.[25]
Mohini Singh – Consular Officer, British Deputy High Commission, Chandigarh, India. For services to COVID-19 Crisis Response in India.[25]
Marie Margaret Stock – Vice Principal, The Manchester College. For services to Education.[25]
Eamonn James Patrick Sullivan – Chief Nurse, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. For services to nursing.[25]
Salah Taha – Political and Press Officer, British Embassy Riyadh. For services to British Foreign Policy.[25]
Sumer Adlakha – British Airways Customer Service Manager for India and the Maldives. For services to vulnerable British nationals in India.[25]
Jude Baldsing – Protocol Officer, British High Commission, Colombo, Sri Lanka. For services to the delivery of British foreign policy in Sri Lanka.[25]
Gurcharan Singh Bedi – Volunteer. For services to charitable fundraising and the community in Dudley.[25]
Uday Vickram Bhosale – Iyengar Yoga Instructor. For fundraising services to NHS charities and supporting the mental health of yoga practitioners during COVID-19.[25]
Susan Marjorie Linda Black – Volunteer Hockey Coach, Cookstown, Northern Ireland. For services to the community in Cookstown.[25]
Renee Bornstein – Holocaust survivor. For services to Holocaust education and commemoration.[25]
Daniel Feldman – Consulate Agent. For services to the British Embassy and British nationals in Argentina during the COVID-19 crisis.[25]
Dr. Peter Hickey – Consultant Respiratory and General Physician, Chesterfield Royal Hospital. For services to the National Health Service.[25]
Aby Joseph – Clinical Service Manager, Alveston Leys Care Home. For services to care home residents.[25]
Dimitrios Mavridis – Media Relations Manager, UK Mission to the European Union. For services to British foreign policy.[25]
Clare McCarroll – Physiotherapist, Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust. Foundation Trust For services to the National Health Service.[25]
Eisa Mohammed-Ali – Dietitian. For services to UK/Kuwait relations.[25]
Simukai Mudzingwa – North West Ventilation Unit House Keeper. For services to the NHS.[25]
Wendy Yewande Olayiwola – Senior Midwifery Manager and Better Births Project Lead, Barts Health NHS Trust. For services to the National Health Service.[25]
Donald Emmanuel Payen – Executive Vice President, Air Mauritius. For services to UK/Mauritian relations, including during COVID-19 crisis.[25]
Venkatraman Perumal – Head Gardener, Madras Commonwealth War Graves Ceremony. For services to Commonwealth War Graves.[25]
Nandita Rajput – Senior Investment Adviser, British Deputy High Commission Gujarat, India. For services to the British Community in Gujarat during the COVID-19 pandemic.[25]
Arbo Seppel – Embassy Driver, British Embassy Tallinn, Estonia. For services to the British Embassy in Tallinn.[25]
Samuel Victoria – Butler, UK Ambassador’s Residence, British Embassy Buenos Aires. For services to the British Embassy in Buenos Aires.[25]