The King's New Year's Honours List 2026: All the Surrey residents recognised including England rugby coach

King Charles III has named this year’s New Year's Honours List.

Here are all the recipents from Surrey.

John Mitchell, Head Coach of England, poses for a photo with the trophy following victory in the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 Final. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)placeholder image
John Mitchell, Head Coach of England, poses for a photo with the trophy following victory in the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 Final. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

ORDER OF THE BATH

Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB)

Daljit Singh Rehal. Chief Digital Information Officer, HM Revenue and Customs. For services to Technology and to Public Service. (London, Surrey)

ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Deborah Si Yin Lady Buffini. Chair, Buffini Chao Foundation. For services to Philanthropy and to Young People. (Weybridge, Surrey)

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Christopher Adelsbach. Managing Partner Outrun Ventures. For services to Entrepreneurship. (Godalming, Surrey)

Elizabeth Pamela Checkley. Deputy Director for Legal Aid, Policy Group. For services to Access to Justice. (Esher, Surrey)

Nicholas Paul David Fowler. Head of Central Resilience Command, Home Office. For services to the Protection of Children. (Farnham, Surrey)

Simon Grunwell. Deputy Director, Covert Operations Digital Exploitation. For Public Service. (Staines-Upon-Thames, Surrey)

Louise Holliday. Deputy Director, Home Office. For services to National Security. (Woking, Surrey)

John Eric Paul Mitchell. Head Coach, England Women's Rugby Union Team. For services to Rugby Union. (Woking, Surrey)

Marlie Marie Packer. For services to Rugby Union Football. (Camberley, Surrey)

Professor Paul Workman FRS FMedSci. Lately Chief Executive and President, Institute of Cancer Research. For services to Cancer Research. (Dorking, Surrey)

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Fatima Benzbir. Regional Manager Airports and Festival and Events, National Express. For services to the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. (Horley, Surrey)

Simone Louise Fisher. Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Professional Footballers Association. For services to Association Football. (Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey)

Kathryn Mary Geraghty. Head of Technical Qualifications, National Theatre, London. For services to Education and Skills. (Woking, Surrey)

Andrew William Graham. Managing Director, White Willow Consulting. For services to Transport Safety and Efficiency. (Redhill, Surrey)

Julie Jean Kapsalis. Lately Chair, Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership. For services to Economic Development. (Cranleigh, Surrey)

Kathryn Elizabeth Peters. Lately Bureau Chief Russia and Ukraine, BBC. For services to Journalism. (Epsom, Surrey)

Jennifer Isobella Rayner. Founder and Chief Executive, The Lucy Rayner Foundation. For services to Mental Health. (Reigate, Surrey)

Toby Roberts. For services to Sport Climbing. (Godalming, Surrey)

John Francis Towers. Headmaster, Barrow Hills School, Godalming, Surrey. For services to Education. (Godalming, Surrey)

Alan Tully. Assistant Director, HM Revenue and Customs. For services to Law Enforcement and Combatting Fiscal Fraud. (Horley, Surrey)

Dr Julia Elvira Caroline Wanda Verne. Lately Head of Health and Social Care Epidemiology, Department of Health and Social Care. For services to End of Life Care and Public Health. (Esher, Surrey)

Jonathan Yates. Executive Director, Youth Endowment Fund. For services to Young People. (Epsom, Surrey)

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

Rosanne Moncur Bond. For services to the community in Guildford, Surrey. (Guildford, Surrey)

Alice Florence Potter. Police Volunteer Christian Police Association and Chaplain, Surrey Police. For services to Policing and to the community in Surrey. (Woking, Surrey)

Jonathan Ross Tear. Head of Public Body Reviews, Department for Transport. For services to Diversity and Inclusion, and to Charity. (Ashtead, Surrey)

Rachel Sandra Turner. Lately Councillor, Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. For Political Service. (Tadworth, Surrey)

ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER

THE ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER

CVO

Michael George More-Molyneux. Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey. (Surrey)

ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Warwick Ashley Davis. Actor. For services to Drama and Charity. (Cornwall)

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Martin John Gerrard QPM DL. For services to the community in Surrey. (London, Greater London)

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