As part of the British honours system, the Special Honours are issued at the King's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours confer the award of the Order of the Garter, Order of the Thistle, Order of Merit, Royal Victorian Order and the Order of St John. Life Peers are at times also awarded as special honours.

Life peers

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Life peers are appointed members of the peerage whose titles cannot be inherited, in contrast to hereditary peers.

Baronesses

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Barons

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Royal Victorian Order

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Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

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Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

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Ribbon bar of the Order of the British Empire (Civil)

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

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Honorary

References

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  1. ^ "No. 57955". The London Gazette. 13 April 2006. p. 5245.
  2. ^ a b c d "No. 58024". The London Gazette. 21 June 2006. p. 8459.
  3. ^ Honours and Awards
  4. ^ Webb, Tim (27 August 2006). "Mean Fiddler's former boss gets CBE for services to music". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2024.