2020 Birthday Honours

The Queen's Birthday Honours for 2020 are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight 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. The honours for New Zealand were announced on 1 June, and for Australia on 8 June.

The Queen's Birthday Honours for the United Kingdom would normally have been announced in June, but were delayed until the Autumn because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The honours list was released on 10 October 2020.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Queen's Birthday Honours List delayed until autumn amid coronavirus". Metro. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. ^ "COVID-19 Honours". GOV.UK. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020. postponed in order to consider nominations for people playing crucial roles during the first months of the COVID-19 effort
  3. ^ "The Military division of the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2020". Ministry of Defence UK. London, Uk. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Birthday Honours 2020: Diplomatic Service and Overseas List". Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. London, Uk. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.