Full list of celebrities receiving New Year honours from the King in 2025 revealed
King Charles III has just released his third New Year's Honours List since taking to the throne in 2022.
And amongst the heroes and heroines expected to get a special mention in lengthy list are sports stars and TV soap stars, medics, ministers, and pretty much everyone in between.
What are the New Year's Honours?
Since the reign of Queen Victoria, the British monarch has awarded some of the nation's most stand-up citizens with a prestigious mention twice a year - one for their birthday, and one for New Years.
It is understood that the London Gazette has published these names since 1890, while according to the BBC, the honours can also be rewarded by the Prince of Wales, which in this case would be Prince William, or the Princess Royal, which is currently Princess Royal.
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A lot of the individuals that make up the twice-annual lists are household names - famed for the contributions to their respective professional industries.
Last year, for example, Dame Shirley Bassey became a Member of the Order of Companions of Honour for her life-long services to music, whilst director and producer Sir Ridley Scott was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) for services to the UK film industry.
As well as big-name celebrities, however, the list also includes both local and national champions, whose 'selfless services' to the community have been so astounding that they've caught the attention of the King.
The list often includes philanthropists, educational leaders, military personnel, scientists, finance experts, environmental and charity workers.
Each individual mentioned will receive a change in title - should they wish to accept it - such as an OBE, MBE, etc.
Along with the help of senior government ministers, the PM and the public, King Charles will work on his list throughout the autumn/winter months, finally doing his big reveal between 30-31st December each year.
Who is on the 2024/2025 list?
Musician Myleene Klass, author Jacqueline Wilson, actor Stephen Fry, former England manager Gareth Southgate and London mayor Sadiq Khan are among those who have been knighted in the New Year Honours.
Myleene Klass
Klass is to become MBE for her work on women’s health and miscarriage awareness, having said she feels 'utterly shocked and surprised' by the news.
"When I think back to how all of this started, it all came from a very dark place, and I certainly didn't have it in mind to become a campaigner at the time," she said.
"Anyone who has experienced baby loss will know how personal and difficult it is to vocalise this level of trauma."
Gareth Southgate
Southgate has been knighted for services to association football after leading the Three Lions to back-to-back Euros finals, and the semi-final of the 2018 World Cup.
His upgrade to Sir comes after his resignation from the manager position.
Stephen Fry
Actor and QI host Fry is recognised for services to mental health awareness, the environment and to charity, having been president of mental health charity Mind since 2011 and also a supporter of conservation group Fauna and Flora International, of which the Prince of Wales is patron.
He told the PA news agency that he felt 'startled and enchanted' after receiving the letter informing him of the knighthood, adding: “When you are recognised it does make you feel a bit ‘crikey’, but I think the most emotional thing is that when I think of my childhood, and my dreadful unhappiness and misery and stupidity, and everything that led to so many failures as a child.
“And for my parents, really, what a disaster. I mean every time the phone rang, they thought, ‘Oh, God, what has Stephen done now’. It was a sort of joke in the family.”
Carey Mulligan
Three-time Oscar nominee Mulligan has been recognised for her services to drama, following leading roles in the likes of The Great Gatsby and Promising Young Woman.
Jaqueline Wilson
Author Wilson - best known for creating beloved children's books including The Story of Tracy Beaker - has been made a Dame Grand Cross (GBE) for services to literature.
Sarah Lancashire
Happy Valley star Lancashire is also to be appointed a CBE for services to drama, saying: “It’s an unexpected delight.”
Alan Titchmarsh
Meanwhile, presenter Titchmarsh follows suit in becoming a CBE, admitting it was a 'teary moment' he told his wife and daughters about the honour.
Keely Hodgkinson
Gold medallist and BBC Sports Personality of the Year Keely Hodgkinson becomes MBE at just 22 years old, nicely capping a year that also saw her claim gold in the 800 metres at the Paris Olympics, successfully defend her European title and set a new British record of 1 minute 54.61 seconds - something that casually made her the sixth fastest woman in history.
Eddie Marsan
Actor Marsan has been made an OBE for services to drama, and felt 'shocked, delighted and deeply honoured' to receive the nod.
“I am only in this position because of the constant love and support of my wife, my family and the people I grew up with in Bethnal Green, so I share this with them all," he said.
Anne Marie Duff
Bad Sisters and Shameless star Duff has also landed herself an OBE for her services to drama.
“I feel incredibly lucky and privileged to do a job that I love, so to be acknowledged in any way always feels like an incredible blessing," she said, adding: "I am very grateful.”
Other actors honoured include Anne Reid, Kevin Whately and Dr Who star Tom Baker, while BBC Radio 6 host Steve Lamacq was also honoured.
Two-time Olympic champion Tom Pidcock, 25, will become an OBE, having won gold in mountain biking, and Paralympian Hannah Cockroft becomes a CBE after coming first in the T34 100m and 800m in Paris.
Swimmer Duncan Scott (OBE), sailor Ellie Aldridge (MBE) and rowers Lola Anderson, Hannah Scott, Lauren Henry and Georgie Brayshaw (all MBE) are among other gold medallist being honoured.
Former sub-postmasters and Horizon IT scandal victims Lee Castleton, Jo Hamilton, Christopher Head and Seema Misra are made OBEs for services to justice, as former RAF navigator George Kelly, 101, is made an MBE for his services to the Royal British Legion and RAF veterans, and 100-year-old Roy Gibson receives a BEM having been the first director general of the European Space Agency.
The youngest recipients are both 18: Mikayla Beames, who is awarded a BEM for her fundraising efforts supporting children with cancer; and para-swimmer William Ellard, made an MBE after winning gold in the S14 200m freestyle at the Paris Paralympics.
Topics: King Charles III, Royal Family, UK News
Rhianna Benson