Honours and Garden Party Nominations
Honours recognise the extraordinary achievements of ordinary people, and nominations for honours are welcomed from members of the public. The Prime Minister is keen that contributions to society are acknowledged.
The numbers of honours are limited, so only those who have given exceptional service, either nationally or locally, are likely to succeed. This does not mean that the contributions of other people nominated for honours go unappreciated or unnoticed. Being invited to a Royal Garden Party is seen as such an acknowledgement. Nominations are provided by the Deputy Lieutenants and cover people from all walks of life, particularly those who contribute to public or voluntary work.
The King publishes his Honours’ List twice a year. About 1,500 awards are made each time. Lists of honours are published on the 10 Downing Street website, in the Edinburgh Gazette and in national newspapers.
2012 – New Years Honours List 2012 – Queens Birthday Honours List |
None OBE – Nancy Robson – Moray MBE – John Sutherland – Moray |
2013 – New Years Honours List 2013 – Queens Birthday Honours List |
OBE- Henry Campbell – Moray MBE – Pamela Rodway – Moray MBE – Christine Hunt – Moray MBE – Thomas Taylor – Moray BEM – Fiona Birse – Moray BEM – Robert Davidson – Moray BEM – Millicent Herd – Moray BEM – Catherine Longmore – Moray |
2014 – New Years Honours List 2014 – Queens Birthday Honours List |
BEM – Malcolm Collie – Moray BEM – Anne Grant – Moray BEM – Alistair Hardie – Moray MBE – Jill Stewart – Moray BEM – William and John Grant – Moray BEM – Annie McKimmie – Moray BEM – Pamela Ross |
2015 – New Years Honours List 2015 – Queens Birthday Honours List |
MBE – Mary Evans – Moray MBE – Catherine Miller – Moray None |
2016 – New Years Honours List 2016 – Queens Birthday Honours List |
OBE – Benjamin Goss – Moray OBE – Dennis Malcolm – Moray MBE – William Elliot – Moray |
2017 – New Years Honours List 2017 – Queens Birthday Honours List |
MBE – Kirsteen Mitcalfe – Moray MBE – Katherine Milne – Moray |
2018 – New Years Honours List 2018 – Queens Birthday Honours List |
None Commander of the Royal Victorian Order – Grenville Johnston – Elgin MBE – William Hope – Moray |
2019 – New Years Honours List 2019 – Queens Birthday Honours List |
BEM – Andrew McCormack – Moray MBE – Jennifer Wilson – Moray BEM – June Herron – Moray |
2020 – New Years Honours List 2020 – Queens Birthday Honours List |
MBE – Marion Yool – Elgin BEM – James Duncan – Forres MBE – Kathleen McGrath – Elgin BEM – Lorna Creswell – Forres BEM – Mairi McCallum – Elgin OBE – Richard Forsyth – Rothes MBE – Ann Ingram – Lossiemouth |
2021 – New Years Honours List 2021 – Queens Birthday Honours List |
MBE – Emma Henderson – Kinloss MBE – Ronald and Joyce Loveland – Fochabers BEM – Mary Nelson – Kinloss |
2022 – New Years Honours List 2022 – Queens Birthday Honours List |
MBE – Ian Davidson – Elgin CBE – Ian Urquhart and Michael Urquhart MVO: Benjamin Goss OBE Miltonduff |
2023 – New Years Honours List |
Knight Bachelor Bill Robertson, CBE, DL |
2023 – Kings Birthday Honours List |
MBE – Mary Byatt – Kellas |
2024 – New Years Honours List |
OBE – Roy Dennis, Dunphail |
2024 – Kings Birthday Honours List | MBE – Glenn Munro, Elgin |
2025 – New Years Honours List | OBE – Sandy Adam, Elgin |
5 Commemoration services for Moray Victoria Cross recipients – Lt Cmmdr Martin Dunbar-Nasmith from Rothes; Sgt John Ripley from Keith and Cpl William Anderson from Dallas, Pte George McIntosh from Buckie and Sgt Alexander Edwards from Lossiemouth.
Summer Olympics 2016 – Heather Stanning won gold and in September 2016 was awarded Freedom of Moray
January 2017 – Janis Thomson, Forres, was presented with a British Citizen’s Award
January 2019 marks 200 years anniversary of Dr Grays Hospital in Elgin.
New Year’s Honours 2019 – MBE for Lance Corporal Connor Roe for his part in the Thai Cave boys rescue. Lance Corporal Roe was formerly a pupil at Gordonstoun.
Royal Air Force New Years Honours List 2019 – MBE for Wing Commander Daniel Lunnon-Wood, RAF Lossiemouth
January 2020 – Lord-Lieutenant Grenville Johnston awarded Freedom of Moray
January 2020 – Elgin Academy Pupil, Jamie Rankin, selected to represent Great Britain at Curling in the Youth Olympic Games

Cllr George Alexander, who read the Citation, L-L, James and Margaret Duncan( his wife)
How do I nominate someone for an Honour?
Nominations for honours are welcomed from members of the public. The Prime Minister wants his list to be representative of society as a whole – men and women from all walks of life.
You may submit a nomination at any time. Receipt of your nomination will be acknowledged within 28 days, but it is not possible to provide any further information, or progress reports, on your nomination.
Questions commonly asked about Honours
Should I tell the person that I have nominated them?
No. It is not fair to raise a nominee’s expectations in case they are disappointed.
Do I have to say what sort of honour I think is due?
No. The Honours Secretariat will determine that for you.
How long will the process take?
It will take a minimum of six months to deal with an application in readiness for the New Year or the Birthday (June) Honours Lists, and is more likely to take 12-18 months for even a strong candidate to succeed, given the high level of competition.
May I nominate someone who is no longer involved in the activity(ies) I wish to see recognised?
Yes, but generally speaking only if they ceased their involvement within the past six months (further information will be found on the official nomination form).
How will I know if my nomination is successful?
If your nominee is successful his or her name will appear in the list published in the national newspapers at the New Year or on The Queen’s Official Birthday (June).
If my nomination is not successful, may I re-nominate?
Yes, provided the person nominated is still engaged in the work which prompted you to nominate in the first place. It is suggested that you do not re-nominate until 18 months have elapsed since the original nomination was made.
Where can I get a nomination form to complete?
If you wish to nominate someone for an honour, you can obtain an Honours nomination form on the Cabinet Office website: www.gov.uk/honours
Citizenship Ceremonies
One of the duties of the Lord-Lieutenant and his Deputies is to attend Citizenship Ceremonies. These are conducted by the Registrar in the Registry Office in Elgin. Those about to be made citizens of the United Kingdom may ask the Registrar to invite a member of the Lieutenancy to attend their Ceremony’.

The Rev Dr Hamilton Inbadas, his wife Grace and daughters Felina
and Erina became Citizens of the UK in a Ceremony on the 9th March conducted
by the Registrar, Elizabeth Lambie. The Lord – Lieutenant was in attendance.
Their son Darshan was born in the UK and so was already a UK citizen.
The Lord-Lieutenant and Deputy Lieutenants are keen to assist with nominations and may be contacted through the Lieutenancy Office.
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