The Lord-Lieutenant would like to congratulate all those who have received honours in Her Majesty The Queen’s 2018 Birthday Honours.

Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Commander (CBE)

  • Mrs Brenda TRENOWDEN (Sevenoaks). For Services to Exports in the Financial Sector and Gender Equality

Officer (OBE)

  • Dr Michael BAKER (Broadstairs). For Services to Defence
  • Mr Roger BOURNE (Rochester). For Services to the British Aerospace Industry
  • Mr Simon DENEGRI (Tunbridge Wells). For Services to Public Health and Social Care Research
  • Mrs Clare HORROCKS (Maidstone). For Services to the Armed Forces and to the Administration of Justice
  • Mr Richard OLDFIELD (Sittingbourne). For Services to the Canterbury Cathedral Appeal and Charity
  • Mrs Cathleen REEVES (Gillingham). For Services to Local Sustainable Transport
  • Mr Darren STYLES (Cowden). For Services to the Economy, Diversity and Charity
  • Mrs Agnes WYLIE (Sittingbourne). For Services to Art

Member (MBE)

  • Mrs Beverley AITKEN (Margate). For Services to Further Education and the Community in Kent
  • Mr Richard ASH (Maidstone). For Services to the Community in Bearsted
  • Mr Christopher BATTEN (Tonbridge). For Services to Public Administration
  • Mr Derek DREHER (Hartley). For Services to Information Management
  • Mrs Rachelle FREEGUARD (Rochester). For Services to the Prevention of Trafficking and Border Security
  • Mr William HEWSON (Hythe). For Services to Sport and the Community in Hythe and Folkestone
  • Mr Nur-ur-Rahman KHANDAKER (Aylesford). For Services to Catering and the Community in Aylesford
  • Mr Guy MAGINN (Deal). For Public Service
  • Mr William McKNIGHT (Ramsgate). For Services to the Community and Marine Environment
  • Dr John RIBCHESTER (Whitstable). For Services to General Practice
  • Mrs Christine RICHARDS (Maidstone). For Services to Cancer Patients
  • Ms Barbara SCHONHOFER (WELCH) (Tenterden). For Services to Women in Business
  • Dr Farnaaz SHARIEF (Chatham). For Services to Mental Health
  • Mr Jagdev Singh VIRDEE (Gravesend). For Services to Statistics and the Sikh Community

Medallist (BEM)

  • Marina JEFFREY-WATSON (Birchington). For Services to the Church and Community in Westgate-on-Sea
  • Mr Ewen KELLAS (Horsmonden). For Services to the Community in Horsmonden
  • Mrs Diana KNOX (Sevenoaks). For Services to the Community in Wrotham
  • Mrs Dorothy McGOVERN (Folkestone). For Services to the Community in Folkestone
  • Mrs Rosemary PHILLIPS (Tonbridge). For Charitable Services to the Local Community in West Kent
  • Dr Agimol PRADEEP (Ashford). For Services to Organ Donation