Honours and Awards
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London S.W.1.
21 August 2012
THE QUEEN was pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned on the following dates:
At Buckingham Palace
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Sir Bruce FORSYTH-JOHNSON, CBE
Professor Sir Mark WELLAND
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Sir Henry CECIL
Professor Sir Kent WOODS
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Sir Henry BURNS
Sir Edward UDNY-LISTER
Tuesday, 6 December 2011
Sir Anthony HAWKHEAD, CBE
Sir John PEACE
(Her Majesty’s approval of these Knighthoods was signified on 11 June 2011)
Thursday, 16 February 2012
Sir Charles ALLEN, CBE
Professor Sir Simon DONALDSON
Professor Sir Brian GREENWOOD, CBE
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
Sir Michael BEAR
Professor Sir Mark PEPYS
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Sir Roger GALE, MP
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Sir Robert RUSSELL
Professor Sir Patrick SISSONS
At Windsor Castle
Friday, 2 March 2012
Sir Gerald ACHER, CBE
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Sir John BUCHANAN
Professor Sir Christopher SNOWDEN
(Her Majesty’s approval of these Knighthoods was signified on 31 December 2011)
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 conferred the Honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned at Buckingham Palace on the following dates:
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Sir Peter SIMPSON, OBE
Professor Sir Christopher WOODHEAD
Friday, 18 November 2011
Sir Brian SOUTER
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Sir Alan MEALE
Thursday, 26 January 2012
Professor Sir Peter GREGSON
Sir David HIGGINS
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Sir Hugh PELHAM
(Her Majesty’s approval of these Knighthoods was signified on 11 June 2011)
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Sir Rodney ALDRIDGE, OBE
Sir George IACOBESCU, CBE
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Sir John ARMITT, CBE
Professor Sir Stephen BLOOM
Sir Paul RUDDOCK
Friday, 4 May 2012
Sir Douglas ELLIS, OBE
Professor Sir Andre GEIM
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Sir Antonio PAPPANO
Sir Andrew WITTY
Thursday, 31 May 2012
Sir Geoffrey HALL
Sir David REID
The Honourable Sir Gordon WARD, OBE
Professor Sir Robert WATSON, CMG
(Her Majesty’s approval of these Knighthoods was signified on 31 December 2011)
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 conferred the Honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned on the following dates:
At Buckingham Palace
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Sir Frank CHAPMAN
(Her Majesty’s approval of this Knighthood was signified on 11 June 2011)
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Professor Sir Konstantin NOVOSELOV
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Sir Peter BAZALGETTE
Professor Sir Geoffrey HILL
Sir Venkatraman RAMAKRISHNAN
(Her Majesty’s approval of these Knighthoods was signified on 31 December 2011)
At Windsor Castle
Tuesday, 4 October 2011
Professor Sir Roger BOYLE, CBE
Sir Paul WILLIAMS, OBE, DL
Thursday, 20 October 2011
Sir Graham WATSON
Thursday, 3 November 2011
Professor Sir Steven SMITH
(Her Majesty’s approval of these Knighthoods was signified on 11 June 2011)
THE QUEEN has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 18 October 2011 to confer the Honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Professor Sir Robert Geoffrey EDWARDS, CBE.
(Her Majesty’s approval of this Knighthood was signified on 11 June 2011)