<P> The 2017 New Year Honours are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries . The New Year Honours were awarded as part of the New Year celebrations at the start of January and were announced on 30 December 2016 . </P> <P> The honours list reflected the United Kingdom's success at the 2016 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, with sports stars dominating the list . </P>

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