Petition · past parliament

Give George Michael a posthumous Award from Queen for contribution to Music.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

George Michael sold over 100 million albums. He had a profound effect on the UK music industry. He gave to national charities and gave to individual people without any requirement of public recognition.

Why it was rejected

It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.

We can't accept your petition because it asks for someone to be nominated for an honour.

Members of the public can nominate people for honours directly. You can find out how to nominate someone for an honour here:

https://www.gov.uk/honours

However, at the moment it is not possible for honours to be awarded posthumously. You may wish to sign this petition if you want honours to be awarded posthumously: Government to reform the honours system to include posthumous awards

Timeline

27 Dec 2016 Petition opened for signatures
28 Dec 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Dec 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.