The Birthday Honours List 2012 was released on 16 June 2012 in the United Kingdom,[1][2][3] on 11 June 2012 in Australia[4] on 4 June 2012 in New Zealand,[5][6] on 15 June 2012 in Antigua and Barbuda,[7] Barbados,[8] Grenada,[9] Belize,[10] Saint Lucia,[11] Solomon Islands,[12] and The Cook Islands.[13] The Birthday Honours List was released during the height of the Diamond jubilee celebrations, and was therefore styled The Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours 2012 in New Zealand, while United Kingdom celebrated the jubilee with a separate list later that year.
The recipients of honours are displayed or referred to as they were styled before their new honour and arranged first by country, honour and where appropriate by rank (Knight Grand Cross, Knight Commander etc.) then division (Military, Civil, Overseas or Police list).
- ^ "No. 60173". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 2012. p. 1.
- ^ BBC News – Birthday Honours
- ^ The Guardian – Birthday Honours, Military list
- ^ Queen's Birthday 2012 Honours Lists Archived 29 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Governor-General of Australia: The Australian Honours Secretariat
- ^ The Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours 2012 (29 June 2012) 74 New Zealand Gazette 2091.
- ^ "The Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee List Honours 2012". Honours Lists (Honours Unit). Department of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. 4 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ Antigua and Barbuda "No. 60180". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2012. pp. 49–50.
- ^ Barbados "No. 60175". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2012. pp. 39–40.
- ^ Grenada "No. 60176". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2012. pp. 41–42.
- ^ Belize "No. 60179". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2012. pp. 47–48.
- ^ Saint Lucia "No. 60178". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2012. pp. 45–46.
- ^ Solomon Islands "No. 60177". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2012. pp. 43–44.
- ^ The Cook Islands "No. 60174". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2012. pp. 37–38.