1999 Special Honours

As part of the British honours system, Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative, operational honours and other honours awarded outside the New Years Honours and Birthday Honours

Life peer

 * Thomas Murray Elder, to be Baron Elder, of Kirkcaldy in Fife.
 * Sir Norman Foster,, to be Baron Foster of Thames Bank, of Reddish in the County of Greater Manchester
 * David Edward Lea,, to be Baron Lea of Crondall, of Crondall in the County of Hampshire 
 * William Henry Brett, to be Baron Brett, of Lydd in the County of Kent