King's Birthday Honours 2026: Here are all the Sussex people honoured including famous authors and legendary DJ

The Honours are appointments by some of the 15 Commonwealth realms of King Charles III 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 King's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June.

Here is the full list of Sussex people honoured, including Gruffalo authors Julia Donaldson CBE and Peter James. DJ Carl Cox has also been honoured.

Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)

Julia Catherine Donaldson CBE. Writer. For services to Literature. (Horsham, West Sussex)

Shelagh Jane Legrave CBE DL. Further Education Commissioner. For services to Education. (Chichester, West Sussex)

Dr Crystal Elizabeth Oldman CBE. Lately Chief Executive, The Queen's Institute of Community Nursing . For services to Nursing. (Crowborough, East Sussex )

ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Hannah Kate Bernard OBE. Group Director, Business Banking, Nationwide, and Co-Chair, Invest in Women Taskforce . For services to Female Entrepreneurship and Access to Finance for Women. (Brighton , East Sussex)

Professor Taraneh Dean . Provost and Executive Director of Higher Education, London South Bank University Group . For services to Higher Education. (Brighton, East Sussex)

Thomas Goldman . Deputy Director, Strategic Finance, Department for Education . For services to Education. (Lewes, East Sussex)

Patrick Iain Heath-Lay . Chief Executive Officer, People's Partnership . For services to the Pensions Industry. (Haywards Heath, West Sussex)

Jane Elisabeth Hill . Legal Director, Department for Business and Trade Legal Advisers , Government Legal Department . For services to the Law. (Brighton, East Sussex)

Professor Rosemary Helen Luckin . Professor of Learner Centred Design, University College London Knowledge Lab . For services to Education. (Hassocks, West Sussex)

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Carl Andrew Cox . DJ and Broadcaster. For services to Music. (Horsham , West Sussex)

Angela Jayne Doll . Chief Executive for Govia Thameslink Railway. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in the Rail Sector. (Billingshurst, West Sussex)

Peter John James . Author. For services to Literature and to Charity. (Pulborough, West Sussex)

Hannah Rutter . Deputy Director, Office for Digital Identities and Attributes , Department for Science , Innovation and Technology. For services to Digital Identity and Open Policy Making. (Horsham, West Sussex)

Roderick Charles Smallwood . Artist Manager and Founder, Truants Foundation . For services to Music and to Charity. (Hove, East Sussex)

Michael Gordon Smith . Lately Chair, The Foyle Foundation and Trustee, The National Brain Appeal. For Charitable Service. (Chichester, West Sussex)

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

John Ambler Historian, Royal Marines Band Service. For voluntary service to Military History. (Emsworth, West Sussex )

Peter Amies Flood and Coastal Risk Management Advisor, Environment Agency . For services to the Environment and to Flood Protection. (Eastbourne, East Sussex)

Clare Margaret Mary Apel Chair, Chichester District Council . For services to the Voluntary Sector, to Local Government and to Holocaust Education. (Chichester, West Sussex)

Alan George Bealby Chair, Post Office Remembrance Fellowship. For services to Heritage and Education. (Pulborough, West Sussex)

Christopher Cheek Founder, The Bus Industry Monitor. For services to Public Transport. (Eastbourne, East Sussex)

Elizabeth Anne ClarkSpecialist Prosecutor, Crown Prosecution Service . For services to Law and Order. (Horsham , West Sussex)

Phillip Edwin Corsi Lately Area Operations Manager. Royal National Lifeboat Institution . For services to Maritime Safety. (Newhaven, East Sussex )

Jonathan James Dean Chair, Horsham Roundabout Talking Newspaper. For services to Blind and Partially Sighted Residents of Horsham . (Horsham , West Sussex )

Patricia Ann Drake For services to the community in East Sussex . ( Stratford -upon- Avon , Warwickshire )

Christine Susan Gibbons Trustee, Parkrun Global. For services to Community Sport and Fitness. (Hove, East Sussex )

Nicholas Goddard . Technical Lead, UK Submarine Superiority, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory . For services to Defence. (Chichester , West Sussex )

Brian Roy Heron-Edmends Deputy County Commissioner, St John Ambulance . For voluntary services to St John Ambulance . (Rustington, West Sussex )

Sali Hughes Co-Founder, Beauty Banks. For services to the Alleviation of Hygiene Poverty. ( Brighton , East Sussex )

Lucy Owen-Collins Founder and Director, Bee in the Woods, Brighton and Hove. For services to Early Years Education. (Hove, East Sussex )

Amanda Radley Child Exploitation Subject Matter Expert, British Transport Police . For services to Vulnerable Children and Adults. ( Lewes , East Sussex )

Richard Rowsell Coastguard Team Leader, Bexhill Coastguard. For voluntary service to Maritime Safety. (Bexhill On Sea, East Sussex )

Dr Juliet Rose Bagaya Sargeant Garden Designer, Juliet Sargeant Gardens and Landscapes. For services to Horticulture. ( Brighton , East Sussex )

Carl Scott Founder, Project Youth CIC. For services to the Protection of Young People. (St Leonards On Sea, East Sussex )

Peter Talbot Founder, Creator and Company Secretary, The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company . For services to the Arts. ( Eastbourne , East Sussex )

Matthew Dominic Wilson Chair, Blood Cancer UK. For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research. (Robertsbridge, East Sussex )

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

Claire Alleguen Local Engagement Manager and Chair of OUTbound Network, Transport for London. For services to Diversity and Inclusion. (Hove, East Sussex)

Dr Roy Edward Bowden Governor, Chichester College Group , West Sussex . For services to Further Education. (Worthing, West Sussex)

Edwin Herbert Ernest Bridges For services to Young People and to Sport in Crowborough. (Crowborough, East Sussex)

Gillian Caroe For services to Refugees and People Seeking Asylum in Eastbourne . (Eastbourne , East Sussex)

Sarah Jane Edwards Implementation Team Leader, Delivery Strand Workplace Transformation Programme, Department for Work and Pensions . For services to Grassroots Sports. (Barnham, West Sussex)

Emily Alice Jarvis Head of Corporate Operations, Home Office . For Public Service. (Haywards Heath, West Sussex)

Adam Joolia Chief Executive Officer, AudioActive. For services to Young People and to Music. (Brighton , East Sussex)

Richard Anthony Soan For services to Youth Cancer Treatment through Charitable Fundraising. (Lewes , East Sussex)

Christine Joy Wheatley For services to the community in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex . (Haywards Heath, West Sussex )

Diane Kathleen Willson For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex . (Bognor Regis, West Sussex )

Alice Louise Wintergold Consultant Clinical Scientist, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust . For services to People with Disabilities. (Haywards Heath, West Sussex )