1997 New Year Honours


The New Year Honours 1997 were appointments by most of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, and honorary ones to citizens of other countries. They were announced on 31 December 1996, to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1997 in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Cook Islands, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Christopher and Nevis.
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes and then divisions as appropriate.

United Kingdom

Life Peer

;Baroness
;Baron

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)

;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;Additional Member

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

;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

;In Silver

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Overseas Award
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List

Associate of the Royal Red Cross (ARRC)

;England and Wales
;Scotland
;Northern Ireland
;Overseas
;England and Wales
;Scotland
;Northern Ireland
;Overseas

Cook Islands

Order of the British Empire

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

;Civil Division

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Knight Bachelor

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)

Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

;Civil Division

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division