<P> The 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours 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 Queen's Birthday Honours for the United Kingdom were announced on 9 June; the honours for New Zealand were announced on 4 June and for Australia on 11 June . </P> <P> The recipients of honours are displayed as they were styled before their new honour . They are arranged by the country (in order of precedence) whose ministers advised the Queen on the appointments, then by honour with grades, i.e. Knight / Dame Grand Cross, Knight / Dame Commander etc., and then by divisions, i.e. Civil, Diplomatic and Military as appropriate . </P>

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