New Year Honours
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The New Year Honours are annual awards announced at the start of each year in the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth realms to recognize individuals for outstanding achievements and service.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Year Honours canonical | 19 |
| 1991 New Year Honours | 1 |
| New Year Honours in New Zealand | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
award system
ⓘ
honours list ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Cabinet Office
ⓘ
surface form:
Cabinet Office (United Kingdom)
|
| announcedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| announcedOn |
1 January
ⓘ
New Year ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
citizens of Commonwealth realms
ⓘ
citizens of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Commonwealth realms
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| approvedBy | monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| follows |
Birthday Honours
ⓘ
previous year’s New Year Honours ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCategory | New Year Honours self-link ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Knight Bachelor appointments
ⓘ
Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
surface form:
Order of St Michael and St George appointments
Order of the Bath appointments ⓘ Order of the British Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Order of the British Empire appointments
Order of the Companions of Honour appointments ⓘ civil honours ⓘ diplomatic service and overseas list ⓘ gallantry awards ⓘ life peerages ⓘ meritorious service awards ⓘ military honours ⓘ |
| inception | early 20th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British honours system ⓘ |
| precededBy | previous honours lists ⓘ |
| purpose |
recognition of contributions to national life
ⓘ
recognition of outstanding achievement ⓘ recognition of public service ⓘ |
| recognizes |
charitable and voluntary service
ⓘ
contributions to arts and sciences ⓘ contributions to community ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
assessment by honours committees
ⓘ
nominations from the public ⓘ recommendations from government departments ⓘ |
| startTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| topic |
orders, decorations, and medals
ⓘ
state awards ⓘ |
| typicalPublicationMedium |
London Gazette
ⓘ
surface form:
The London Gazette
official government press releases ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
this entity surface form:
1991 New Year Honours
this entity surface form:
New Year Honours in New Zealand