2008 Birthday Honours


The Queen's Birthday Honours 2008 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June.
They were announced on 14 June 2008 in the United Kingdom, on 9 June 2008 in Australia, on 2 June 2008 in New Zealand, and on 14 June 2008 in Barbados, The Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Saint Lucia, and Belize.
The recipients of honours are displayed as they were styled before their new honour and arranged by the country whose ministers advised The Queen on the appointments, then by honour with grades i.e. Knight/Dame Grand Cross, Knight/Dame Commander etc. and then divisions i.e. Civil, Diplomatic and Military as appropriate.

United Kingdom

Knight Bachelor

;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List

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

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

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

;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;Members of the Second Class, or Knights Commander, of the Most Distinguished Order:

Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO)

;Bar to the Royal Victorian Medal
;Royal Victorian Medal

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)

;Civil Division
;Military 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
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;England and Wales
;Scotland
;Northern Ireland
;England and Wales
;Scotland
;Royal Navy
;Army
The Queen's Birthday Honours 2008 for Australia were announced on 9 June 2008.

New Zealand

The Queen's Birthday Honours 2008 for New Zealand were announced on 2 June 2008.

Barbados

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

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

Knight Bachelor

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

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

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;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)

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

;Civil Division