The 2017 New Year Honours are 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 New Year Honours were awarded as part of the New Year celebrations at the start of January and were announced on 30 December 2016.[1]
The honours list reflected the United Kingdom's success at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, with sports stars dominating the list.[2][3][4]
The recipients of honours are displayed as they were styled before their new honour and arranged by the country (in order of precedence) 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 by divisions (i.e. Civil, Diplomatic, and Military, as appropriate).
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- ^ "Farah, Murray and Ennis-Hill recognised as Rio 2016 heroes dominate New Year Honours list". ITV News. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ Rayner, Gordon (16 August 2016). "Team GB's Olympic champions are on the path for New Year honours". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ Mudie, Keir (17 December 2016). "Jason Kenny and Laura Trott set for 'something big' in New Year's Honours". The Mirror. Retrieved 26 December 2016.