1997 New Year Honours
The New Year Honours 1997 for the United Kingdom and Hong Kong were announced on 31 December 1996, to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1997.
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.
Read more about 1997 New Year Honours: Privy Counsellors, Companions of Honour, Knights Bachelor, Royal Victorian Medal, Royal Red Cross, Associates (A.R.R.C.)
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