CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD

St. James’s Palace, London S.W.1

18th August 1998

The Queen was pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned at Buckingham Palace on the following dates:

Tuesday, 11th February 1997

Sir Alan Ayckbourn, CBE

Sir Jack Baer

Professor Sir Thomas Blundell, FRS

Tuesday, 18th February 1997

Sir Alan Budd

Sir Peter Davis

Sir Simon Day

Tuesday, 4th March 1997

Sir Geoffrey Dear, QPM, DL

Sir Richard Eyre, CBE

Sir Robert Horton

Sir Gordon Hourston

Tuesday, 11th March 1997

Sir Michael Jenkins, OBE

Sir Paul McCartney, MBE

Professor Sir Roy Meadow

Sir Graeme Odgers

Tuesday, 18th March 1997

Sir Alec Bedser, CBE

Sir Herman Ouseley

Sir Michael Pickard

Sir Cyril Townsend, MP

Tuesday, 25th March 1997

Professor Sir Guenter Treitel, QC

Sir William Wells

Wednesday, 16th July 1997

Sir Martin Laing, CBE, DL

Sir John Zochonis

(Her Majesty’s approval of these Knighthoods was signified on 31st December 1996.)

Wednesday, 23rd July 1997

Sir Bryan Baker

Professor Sir Jack Baldwin, FRS

Tuesday, 28th October 1997

Sir Peter O’Sullevan, CBE

Sir Arthur Weller, CBE

(Her Majesty’s approval of these Knighthoods was signified on 14th June 1997.)

Sir Richard Needham, MP

Tuesday, 4th November 1997

Sir Michael Forsyth

Sir Neville Trotter, DL

(Her Majesty’s approval of these Knighthoods was signified on 2nd August 1997.)

Sir Dominic Cadbury

Professor Sir John Grimley Evans

(Her Majesty’s approval of these Knighthoods was signified on 14th June 1997.)

Thursday, 13th November 1997

Sir Peter Brown

(Her Majesty’s approval of this Knighthood was signified on 2nd August 1997.)

Sir John Harman

Professor Sir Geoffrey Lloyd

Sir Hugh Sykes

Tuesday, 25th November 1997

Sir Ross Buckland

Professor Sir James Mirrlees

Sir Roger Norrington, CBE

Tuesday 9th December 1997

Professor Sir Gareth Roberts, FRS

Sir Donald Sinden, CBE

(Her Majesty’s approval for these Knighthoods was signified on 14th June 1997.)

Sir John Ward, CBE

(Her Majesty’s approval of this Knighthood was signified on 2nd August 1997.)

Tuesday, 10th February 1998

Sir Peter Badge

Sir Frank Barlow, CBE

Sir John Carter

Wednesday, 18th February 1998

Professor Sir Michael Berridge, FRS

Professor Sir Alec Broers, FRS

Sir Thomas Finney, OBE

Tuesday 24th February 1998

Sir George Bull

Sir Terence Frost

Sir Elton John, CBE

Tuesday, 3rd March 1998

Sir Geoffrey Hampton

Sir Brian Hayes, CBE, QPM

Sir Barrie Stephens

Tuesday, 10th March 1998

Sir Peter North, OBE, QC

Tuesday, 17th March 1998

Professor Sir John Pattison

Major General Sir Michael Carleton-Smith, CBE, DL

Tuesday, 24th March 1998

Professor Sir Derek Bowett, CBE, QC

Sir Dennis Pettitt

(Her Majesty’s approval of these Knighthoods was signified on 31st December 1997.)

Wednesday, 22nd July 1998

Sir Malcolm Bates

Sir Michael Bonallack, OBE

Sir John Browne

(Her Majesty’s approval of these Knighthoods was signified on 13th June 1998.)

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, CBE

The Queen was pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned at the Palace of Holyroodhouse on Wednesday, 1st July 1998:

Professor Sir John Arbuthnott

Professor Sir Alfred Cuschieri

(Her Majesty’s approval of these Knighthoods was signified on 31st December 1997.)

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, acting on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen by authority of Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 14th March 1997, conferred the Honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned at Buckingham Palace on the following dates:

Friday, 21st March 1997

Sir David Harrison, CBE

Sir Brian Richards, CBE

Friday, 9th May 1997

Sir Georkios Constantinou, OBE

Sir David Rowland

The Honourable Sir Miles Walker, CBE

Sir Ronald Watson, CBE

Sir Raymond Whitney, OBE, MP

(Her Majesty’s approval of these Knighthoods was signified on 31st December 1996.)

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, acting on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen by authority of Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 6th October 1997, conferred the Honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned at Buckingham Palace on the following dates:

Tuesday, 21st October 1997

Sir Angus Grossart, CBE

Sir John Jennings, CBE

Sir Narendrakumar Patel

(Her Majesty’s approval of these Knighthoods was signified on 14th June 1997.)

Sir Brian Mawhinney, MP

Friday, 12th December 1997

Sir Anthony Garrett, CBE

(Her Majesty’s approval of these Knighthoods was signified on 2nd August 1997.)

Sir Thomas Stoppard, CBE

His Honour Judge Sir Frank White

(Her Majesty’s approval of these Knighthoods was signified on 14th June 1997.)

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, acting on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen by authority of Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 12th March 1998, conferred the Honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned at Buckingham Palace on the following dates:

Friday, 20th March 1998

Sir Brian Smith, CBE

Sir Dennistoun Stevenson, CBE

Friday, 8th May 1998

Sir Graham Hearne, CBE

Sir Colin Wilson

Friday, 17th July 1998

Sir Michael Gambon, CBE

Sir Neville Simms

(Her Majesty’s approval of these Knighthoods was signified on 31st December 1997.)

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, acting on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen by authority of Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 6th October 1997, conferred the Honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned at Buckingham Palace on the following dates:

Thursday, 9th October 1997

Sir Charles Blyth, CBE, BEM

Sir Thomas Farmer, CBE

Sir Charles Masefield

Tuesday 14th October 1997

Sir Bryan Collins, OBE, QFSM

Sir Roger Cork

(Her Majesty’s approval of these Knighthoods was signified on 14th June 1997.)

Sir John Harvie, CBE

(Her Majesty’s approval of this Knighthood was signified on 31st December 1996.)

Sir Robert Atkins

(Her Majesty’s approval of this Knighthood was signified on 2nd August 1997.)