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</div> </a> <ul id="toc-Honorary_awards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gallantry_awards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gallantry_awards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Gallantry awards</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gallantry_awards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Insignia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Insignia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Insignia</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Insignia-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Insignia subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Insignia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Badge" 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class="vector-toc-numb">7.4</span> <span>Mantles and collars</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Mantles_and_collars-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Chapel" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Chapel"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Chapel</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Chapel-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Precedence_and_privileges" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Precedence_and_privileges"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Precedence and privileges</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Precedence_and_privileges-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Current_Knights_and_Dames_Grand_Cross" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a 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</div> </a> <ul id="toc-Forfeiture-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-People_who_declined_Order_of_the_British_Empire_honours" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#People_who_declined_Order_of_the_British_Empire_honours"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>People who declined Order of the British Empire honours</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-People_who_declined_Order_of_the_British_Empire_honours-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9" title="رتبة الإمبراطورية البريطانية – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="رتبة الإمبراطورية البريطانية" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orde_del_Imperiu_Brit%C3%A1nicu" title="Orde del Imperiu Británicu – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Orde del Imperiu Británicu" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Britaniya_imperiyas%C4%B1%22_ordeni" title=""Britaniya imperiyası" ordeni – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title=""Britaniya imperiyası" ordeni" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AB_%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6_%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0" title="অর্ডার অফ দ্য ব্রিটিশ এম্পায়ার – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="অর্ডার অফ দ্য ব্রিটিশ এম্পায়ার" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%B4%D1%8D%D0%BD_%D0%91%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%96" title="Ордэн Брытанскай імперыі – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Ордэн Брытанскай імперыі" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0_%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Орден на Британската империя – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Орден на Британската империя" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Order of the British Empire" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Order of the British Empire" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orde_de_l%27Imperi_Brit%C3%A0nic" title="Orde de l'Imperi Britànic – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Orde de l'Imperi Britànic" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%98%C3%A1d_britsk%C3%A9ho_imp%C3%A9ria" title="Řád britského impéria – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Řád britského impéria" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urdd_yr_Ymerodraeth_Brydeinig" title="Urdd yr Ymerodraeth Brydeinig – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Urdd yr Ymerodraeth Brydeinig" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Order of the British Empire" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Order of the British Empire" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briti_impeeriumi_ordu" title="Briti impeeriumi ordu – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Briti impeeriumi ordu" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%AC%CE%B3%CE%BC%CE%B1_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%92%CF%81%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE%CF%82_%CE%91%CF%85%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BA%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82" title="Τάγμα της Βρετανικής Αυτοκρατορίας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Τάγμα της Βρετανικής Αυτοκρατορίας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orden_del_Imperio_Brit%C3%A1nico" title="Orden del Imperio Británico – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Orden del Imperio Británico" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordeno_de_la_Brita_Imperio" title="Ordeno de la Brita Imperio – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Ordeno de la Brita Imperio" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britainiar_Inperioko_Ordena" title="Britainiar Inperioko Ordena – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Britainiar Inperioko Ordena" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="نشان امپراتوری بریتانیا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="نشان امپراتوری بریتانیا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordre_de_l%27Empire_britannique" title="Ordre de l'Empire britannique – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Ordre de l'Empire britannique" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orde_do_Imperio_Brit%C3%A1nico" title="Orde do Imperio Británico – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Orde do Imperio Británico" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8C%80%EC%98%81_%EC%A0%9C%EA%B5%AD_%ED%9B%88%EC%9E%A5" title="대영 제국 훈장 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="대영 제국 훈장" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Order of the British Empire" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%91%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%91%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BC_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6_%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B0" title="ऑर्डर ऑफ़ ब्रिटिश एम्पायर – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="ऑर्डर ऑफ़ ब्रिटिश एम्पायर" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Britanskog_Carstva" title="Red Britanskog Carstva – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Red Britanskog Carstva" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Order of the British Empire" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bintang_Kekaisaran_Britania_Raya" title="Bintang Kekaisaran Britania Raya – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Bintang Kekaisaran Britania Raya" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordine_dell%27Impero_Britannico" title="Ordine dell'Impero Britannico – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Ordine dell'Impero Britannico" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A1%D7%93%D7%A8_%D7%94%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%94_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%98%D7%99%D7%AA" title="מסדר האימפריה הבריטית – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מסדר האימפריה הבריטית" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britu_Imp%C4%93rijas_ordenis" title="Britu Impērijas ordenis – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Britu Impērijas ordenis" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Order of the British Empire" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britanijos_imperijos_ordinas" title="Britanijos imperijos ordinas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Britanijos imperijos ordinas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Brit_Birodalom_Rendje" title="A Brit Birodalom Rendje – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="A Brit Birodalom Rendje" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%B4_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0_%D0%98%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Ред на Британската Империја – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Ред на Британската Империја" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%93%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%A1%E0%B5%BC_%E0%B4%93%E0%B4%AB%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%A6_%E0%B4%AC%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%B7%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%82%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%BC" title="ഓർഡർ ഓഫ് ദ ബ്രിട്ടീഷ് എംപയർ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ഓർഡർ ഓഫ് ദ ബ്രിട്ടീഷ് എംപയർ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%91%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%91%E0%A4%AB_%E0%A4%A6_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6_%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B0" title="ऑर्डर ऑफ द ब्रिटिश एम्पायर – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="ऑर्डर ऑफ द ब्रिटिश एम्पायर" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%A8%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%87_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%87" title="رتبه امبراطوريه بريطانيه – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="رتبه امبراطوريه بريطانيه" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darjah_Empayar_British" title="Darjah Empayar British – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Darjah Empayar British" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orde_van_het_Britse_Rijk" title="Orde van het Britse Rijk – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Orde van het Britse Rijk" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E8%8B%B1%E5%B8%9D%E5%9B%BD%E5%8B%B2%E7%AB%A0" title="大英帝国勲章 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="大英帝国勲章" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Order of the British Empire" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_britiske_imperieordenen" title="Den britiske imperieordenen – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Den britiske imperieordenen" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%92rdre_de_l%27Emp%C3%A8ri_Britanic" title="Òrdre de l'Empèri Britanic – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Òrdre de l'Empèri Britanic" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britaniya_imperiyasi_ordeni" title="Britaniya imperiyasi ordeni – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Britaniya imperiyasi ordeni" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_Imperium_Brytyjskiego" title="Order Imperium Brytyjskiego – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Order Imperium Brytyjskiego" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordem_do_Imp%C3%A9rio_Brit%C3%A2nico" title="Ordem do Império Britânico – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Ordem do Império Britânico" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordinul_Imperiului_Britanic" title="Ordinul Imperiului Britanic – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Ordinul Imperiului Britanic" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B8" title="Орден Британской империи – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Орден Британской империи" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_o_the_Breetish_Empire" title="Order o the Breetish Empire – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Order o the Breetish Empire" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Order of the British Empire" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Order of the British Empire" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rad_britsk%C3%A9ho_imp%C3%A9ria" title="Rad britského impéria – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Rad britského impéria" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_britanskega_imperija" title="Red britanskega imperija – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Red britanskega imperija" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C_%D9%81%DB%95%D8%B1%D9%85%DB%8C_%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%86%D8%B1%DB%8C%DB%95%D8%AA%DB%8C%DB%8C_%D8%A8%DB%95%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C" title="نیشانی فەرمی ئیمپراتۆریەتیی بەریتانی – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="نیشانی فەرمی ئیمپراتۆریەتیی بەریتانی" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B5_%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B5" title="Орден Британске империје – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Орден Британске империје" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittil%C3%A4isen_imperiumin_ritarikunta" title="Brittiläisen imperiumin ritarikunta – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Brittiläisen imperiumin ritarikunta" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittiska_imperieorden" title="Brittiska imperieorden – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Brittiska imperieorden" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B7%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%93%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%8A" title="เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์จักรวรรดิบริติช – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์จักรวรรดิบริติช" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britanya_%C4%B0mparatorluk_Ni%C5%9Fan%C4%B1" title="Britanya İmparatorluk Nişanı – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Britanya İmparatorluk Nişanı" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%97_%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%96%D1%97" title="Орден Британської імперії – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Орден Британської імперії" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" 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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/CBE_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="CBE (disambiguation)">CBE (disambiguation)</a> and <a href="/wiki/OBE_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="OBE (disambiguation)">OBE (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/CBE_AEAColl.jpg/200px-CBE_AEAColl.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="286" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/CBE_AEAColl.jpg/300px-CBE_AEAColl.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/CBE_AEAColl.jpg/400px-CBE_AEAColl.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="2750" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">CBE neck decoration (in civil division)</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DAEFFF">Awarded by the <a href="/wiki/Monarch_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Monarch of the United Kingdom">monarch of the United Kingdom</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_chivalry" title="Order of chivalry">Order of chivalry</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1917</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data">For God and the Empire</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Eligibility</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/British_national" class="mw-redirect" title="British national">British nationals</a>, citizens of the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realms" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth realms">Commonwealth realms</a>, or anyone who has made a significant achievement for the United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awarded for</th><td class="infobox-data">Prominent national or regional achievements<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Currently constituted</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sovereign</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Grand Master</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Queen_Camilla" title="Queen Camilla">Queen Camilla</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Grades</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Knight/Dame Grand Cross (GBE)</li> <li>Knight/Dame Commander (KBE/DBE)</li> <li>Commander (CBE)</li> <li>Officer (OBE)</li> <li>Member (MBE)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Former grades</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Empire_Gallantry_Medal" title="Empire Gallantry Medal">Medal of the Order for Gallantry</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DAEFFF">Precedence</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next (higher)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Order" title="Royal Victorian Order">Royal Victorian Order</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next (lower)</th><td class="infobox-data">Varies, depending on rank</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Military)_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.svg/90px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.svg/135px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.svg/180px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="765" data-file-height="215" /></a></span><br />Military ribbon<br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Civil)_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.svg/90px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.svg/135px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.svg/180px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="765" data-file-height="215" /></a></span><br />Civil ribbon<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Most Excellent Order of the British Empire</b> is a British <a href="/wiki/Order_of_chivalry" title="Order of chivalry">order of chivalry</a>, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the <a href="/wiki/Civil_service" title="Civil service">civil service</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-obe_royal_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-obe_royal-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a <a href="/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_the_United_Kingdom#Modern_honours" title="Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom">knight</a> if male or a <a href="/wiki/Dame_(title)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dame (title)">dame</a> if female.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazette1917_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette1917-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is also the related <a href="/wiki/British_Empire_Medal" title="British Empire Medal">British Empire Medal</a>, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order. </p><p>The order was established on 4 June 1917 by King <a href="/wiki/George_V" title="George V">George V</a>, who created the order to recognise 'such persons, male or female, as may have rendered or shall hereafter render important services to Our Empire'.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazette1917_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette1917-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Equal recognition was to be given for services rendered in the UK and overseas.<sup id="cite_ref-CentenaryHistory2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CentenaryHistory2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Today the majority of recipients are UK citizens, though a number of <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realms" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth realms">Commonwealth realms</a> outside the UK continue to make appointments to the order.<sup id="cite_ref-Commonwealth_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Commonwealth-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Honorary awards may be made to citizens of other nations of which the order's sovereign is not the head of state. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_classes">Current classes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Current classes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The five classes of appointment to the Order are, from highest grade to lowest grade: </p> <ol><li>Knight <a href="/wiki/Grand_Cross" title="Grand Cross">Grand Cross</a> or Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (GBE)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander" title="Knight Commander">Knight Commander</a> or Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE or DBE)</li> <li>Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)</li> <li>Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)</li> <li>Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)</li></ol> <p>The senior two ranks of Knight or Dame Grand Cross and Knight or Dame Commander entitle their members to use the titles Sir for men and Dame for women before their forenames, except with honorary awards.<sup id="cite_ref-thegazette.co.uk_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thegazette.co.uk-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>King <a href="/wiki/George_V" title="George V">George V</a> founded the order to fill gaps in the <a href="/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom">British honours system</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-thegazette.co.uk_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thegazette.co.uk-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The Orders of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter" title="Order of the Garter">Garter</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Thistle" title="Order of the Thistle">Thistle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Order_of_St_Patrick" title="Order of St Patrick">St Patrick</a> honoured royals, peers, statesmen and eminent military commanders;</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Bath" title="Order of the Bath">Order of the Bath</a> honoured senior military officers and civil servants;</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" title="Order of St Michael and St George">Order of St Michael and St George</a> honoured diplomats and colonial officials;</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Star_of_India" title="Order of the Star of India">Order of the Star of India</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Indian_Empire" title="Order of the Indian Empire">Order of the Indian Empire</a> honoured Indian rulers and British and Indian officials of the <a href="/wiki/British_Indian_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="British Indian Empire">British Indian Empire</a>; and</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Order" title="Royal Victorian Order">Royal Victorian Order</a>, in the personal gift of the monarch, honoured those who had personally served the royal family.</li></ul> <p>In particular, George V wished to create an order to honour the many thousands of individuals from across the Empire who had served in a variety of non-combat roles during the <a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-obe_royal_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-obe_royal-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From its foundation the order consisted of five classes (GBE, KBE/DBE, CBE, OBE and MBE) and was open to both women and men; provision was also made for conferring honorary awards on foreign recipients.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazette1917_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette1917-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the same time, alongside the order, the Medal of the Order of the British Empire was instituted, to serve as a lower award granting recipients affiliation but not membership. The first investiture took place at <a href="/wiki/Ibrox_Stadium" title="Ibrox Stadium">Ibrox Stadium</a>, as part of a royal visit to the Glasgow shipyards, with the appointment of <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Ure,_1st_Baron_Strathclyde" title="Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde">Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde</a> as a GBE (in recognition of his role as chairman of the Scottish War Savings Committee) and the award of medal of the order to Lizzie Robinson, a munitions worker.<sup id="cite_ref-CentenaryHistory1_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CentenaryHistory1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MBE-Cobh-Heritage-Centre-2012.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/MBE-Cobh-Heritage-Centre-2012.JPG/130px-MBE-Cobh-Heritage-Centre-2012.JPG" decoding="async" width="130" height="282" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/MBE-Cobh-Heritage-Centre-2012.JPG/195px-MBE-Cobh-Heritage-Centre-2012.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/MBE-Cobh-Heritage-Centre-2012.JPG/260px-MBE-Cobh-Heritage-Centre-2012.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1667" data-file-height="3610" /></a><figcaption>MBE (civil division) as awarded in 1918</figcaption></figure> <p>The order had been established primarily as a civilian award; in August 1918, however, not long after its foundation, a number of awards were made to serving naval and military personnel. Four months later, a 'Military Division' was added to the order, to which serving personnel would in future be appointed.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The classes were the same as for the Civil Division (as it was now termed), but military awards were distinguished by the addition of a central vertical red stripe to the purple riband of the civil awards. In 1920 appointment as an MBE 'for an act of gallantry' was granted for the first time, to Sydney Frank Blanck Esq, who had rescued an injured man from a burning building containing explosives.<sup id="cite_ref-CentenaryHistory1_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CentenaryHistory1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 1922 the statutes of the order were amended; there having been a large number of awards for war work prior to this date, these amended statutes placed the order on more of a peacetime footing.<sup id="cite_ref-CentenaryHistory2_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CentenaryHistory2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the first time numbers of appointments were limited, with the stipulation that senior awards in the Civil Division were to outnumber those in the Military Division by a proportion of six to one.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazette1922_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette1922-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Furthermore appointments in the civil division were to be divided equally between UK and overseas awards. </p><p>With regard to the Medal of the Order (but not the order itself), a distinction was made in 1922 between awards 'for gallantry' and awards 'for meritorious service' (each being appropriately inscribed, and the former having laurel leaves decorating the clasp, the latter oak leaves).<sup id="cite_ref-Gazette1922_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette1922-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1933 holders of the medal 'for gallantry', which had come to be known as the <a href="/wiki/Empire_Gallantry_Medal" title="Empire Gallantry Medal">Empire Gallantry Medal</a>, were given permission to use the postnominal letters EGM (and at the same time to add a laurel branch emblem to the ribbon of the medal); however, in 1940, awards of the EGM ceased and all holders of the medal were instructed to exchange it for a new and more prestigious gallantry award: the <a href="/wiki/George_Cross" title="George Cross">George Cross</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CentenaryHistory3_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CentenaryHistory3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1941, the medal of the order 'for meritorious service' was renamed the <a href="/wiki/British_Empire_Medal" title="British Empire Medal">British Empire Medal</a>, and the following year its recipients were granted the right to use the postnominal letters BEM.<sup id="cite_ref-CentenaryHistory2_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CentenaryHistory2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the war, the BEM came to be used to recognise acts of bravery which did not merit the award of a George Cross or <a href="/wiki/George_Medal" title="George Medal">George Medal</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-CentenaryHistory3_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CentenaryHistory3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a use which continued until the introduction of the <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Gallantry_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Gallantry Medal">Queen's Gallantry Medal</a> in 1974. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_Insignia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Order_of_the_British_Empire_Insignia.jpg/180px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_Insignia.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="507" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Order_of_the_British_Empire_Insignia.jpg/270px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_Insignia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Order_of_the_British_Empire_Insignia.jpg/360px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_Insignia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="605" data-file-height="1705" /></a><figcaption>Examples of insignia of the order (1937 pattern). Top to bottom: KBE or CBE (military) badge and riband, GBE star, KBE/DBE star, MBE (civil) and OBE (military) badges and ribands.</figcaption></figure> <p>The designs of insignia of the order and medal were altered in 1937, prior to the <a href="/wiki/Coronation_of_King_George_VI" class="mw-redirect" title="Coronation of King George VI">coronation of King George VI</a>, 'in commemoration of the reign of King George V and Queen Mary, during which the Order was founded'.<sup id="cite_ref-CentenaryHistory2_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CentenaryHistory2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The figure of <a href="/wiki/Britannia" title="Britannia">Britannia</a> at the centre of the badge of the order was replaced with an image of the crowned heads of the late King and Queen Mary, and the words 'Instituted by King George V' were added to the reverse of the medal. The colour of the <a href="/wiki/Riband" class="mw-redirect" title="Riband">riband</a> was also changed: twenty years earlier, prior to the order's establishment, Queen <a href="/wiki/Mary_of_Teck" title="Mary of Teck">Mary</a> had made it known that pink would be her preferred colour for the riband of the proposed new order, but, in the event, purple was chosen.<sup id="cite_ref-Galloway1996_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Galloway1996-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following her appointment as <a href="/wiki/Grand_master_(order)" title="Grand master (order)">Grand Master</a> of the order in 1936 a change was duly made and since 9 March 1937 the riband of the order has been 'rose pink edged with pearl grey’ (with the addition of a vertical pearl grey stripe in the centre for awards in the military division).<sup id="cite_ref-CentenaryHistory2_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CentenaryHistory2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From time to time the order was expanded: there was an increase in the maximum permitted number of recipients in 1933, and a further increase in 1937. During the Second World War, as had been the case during and after World War I, the number of military awards was greatly increased; between 1939 and 1946 there were more than 33,000 appointments to the Military Division of the order from the UK and across the Empire.<sup id="cite_ref-CentenaryHistory3_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CentenaryHistory3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Recommendations for all appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the King's United Kingdom ministers (recommendations for overseas awards were made by the <a href="/wiki/Foreign_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Foreign Office">Foreign Office</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Colonial_Office" title="Colonial Office">Colonial Office</a>, the <a href="/wiki/India_Office" title="India Office">India Office</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Dominions_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Dominions Office">Dominions Office</a>); but in the early 1940s the system was changed to enable the governments of overseas dominions to make their own nominations; Canada and <a href="/wiki/Union_of_South_Africa" title="Union of South Africa">South Africa</a> began doing so in 1942, followed by Australia, New Zealand and other Commonwealth realms.<sup id="cite_ref-CentenaryHistory3_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CentenaryHistory3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 1957, forty years after the foundation of the order, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Cathedral" title="St Paul's Cathedral">St Paul's Cathedral</a> was to serve as the church of the order, and in 1960 a chapel was dedicated for its use within the <a href="/wiki/Crypt" title="Crypt">crypt</a> of the cathedral.<sup id="cite_ref-CentenaryHistory3_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CentenaryHistory3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That year, <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a> awards made up 40% of all OBEs and MBEs awarded (and 35% of all living recipients of the higher awards).<sup id="cite_ref-CentenaryHistory4_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CentenaryHistory4-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gradually that proportion reduced as independent states within the Commonwealth established their own <a href="/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_the_Commonwealth_realms" title="Orders, decorations, and medals of the Commonwealth realms">systems of honours</a>. The last Canadian recommendation for the Order of the British Empire was an MBE for gallantry gazetted in 1966, a year before the creation of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Canada" title="Order of Canada">Order of Canada</a>. On the other hand, the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Honours_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Honours System">Australian Honours System</a> unilaterally created in 1975 did not achieve bi-partisan support until 1992, which was when Australian federal and state governments agreed to cease Australian recommendations for British honours; the last Australian recommended Order of the British Empire appointments were in the <a href="/wiki/1989_Birthday_Honours" title="1989 Birthday Honours">1989 Queen's Birthday Honours</a>. New Zealand continued to use the order alongside <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_royal_honours_system" title="New Zealand royal honours system">its own honours</a> until the establishment of the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Order_of_Merit" title="New Zealand Order of Merit">New Zealand Order of Merit</a> in 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other Commonwealth realms have continued to use the Order of the British Empire alongside their own honours.<sup id="cite_ref-Commonwealth_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Commonwealth-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1993 the Prime Minister, <a href="/wiki/John_Major" title="John Major">John Major</a>, instituted a <a href="/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_the_United_Kingdom#Reform" title="Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom">reform of the honours system</a> with the aim 'that exceptional service or achievement will be more widely recognised; that greater importance will be given to voluntary service; that automatic honours will end; that the distinction between ranks in military operational gallantry awards will cease'.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The reforms affected the order at various levels: for example the automatic award each year of a GBE to the <a href="/wiki/Lord_Mayor_of_London" title="Lord Mayor of London">Lord Mayor of London</a> ceased; the OBE replaced the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Service_Order" title="Imperial Service Order">Imperial Service Order</a> as an award for civil servants and the number of MBEs awarded each year was significantly increased. As part of these reforms the British Empire Medal stopped being awarded by the United Kingdom;<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> those who would formerly have met the criteria for the medal were instead made eligible for the MBE.<sup id="cite_ref-CentenaryHistory5_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CentenaryHistory5-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004, a report entitled <i>A Matter of Honour: Reforming Our Honours System</i> by a <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">Commons</a> <a href="/wiki/Select_committee_(United_Kingdom)" title="Select committee (United Kingdom)">select committee</a> recommended phasing out the Order of the British Empire, as its title was "now considered to be unacceptable, being thought to embody values that are no longer shared by many of the country's population".<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The committee further suggested changing the name of the award to the Order of British Excellence, and changing the rank of Commander to Companion (as the former was said to have a "militaristic ring"), as well as advocating for the abolition of knighthoods and damehoods;<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the government, however, was not of the opinion that a case for change had been made, and the aforementioned suggestions and recommendations were not, therefore, pursued.<sup id="cite_ref-CentenaryHistory5_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CentenaryHistory5-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 21st century quotas were introduced to ensure consistent representation among recipients across nine categories of eligibility: </p> <ul><li>Arts and media</li> <li>Community, voluntary and local</li> <li>Economy</li> <li>Education</li> <li>Health</li> <li>Parliamentary and political</li> <li>Science and technology</li> <li>Sport</li> <li>State</li></ul> <p>with the largest proportion of awards being reserved for community, voluntary and local service.<sup id="cite_ref-CentenaryHistory5_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CentenaryHistory5-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Non-military awards of the British Empire Medal resumed in 2012, starting with 293 BEMs awarded for <a href="/wiki/Diamond_Jubilee_of_Elizabeth_II" title="Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II">Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017 the centenary of the order was celebrated with a service at St Paul's Cathedral.<sup id="cite_ref-CentenaryHistory5_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CentenaryHistory5-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composition">Composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The order is limited to 300 Knights and Dames Grand Cross, 845 Knights and Dames Commander, and 8,960 Commanders. There are no limits applied to the total number of members of the fourth and fifth classes, but no more than 858 officers and 1,464 members may be appointed per year. Foreign appointees, as honorary members, do not contribute to the numbers restricted to the order as full members do. Although the Order of the British Empire has by far the highest number of members of the British orders of chivalry, with more than 100,000 living members worldwide, there are fewer appointments to knighthoods than in other orders.<sup id="cite_ref-obe_royal_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-obe_royal-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From time to time, individuals may be promoted to a higher grade within the Order, thereby ceasing usage of the junior post-nominal letters. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sovereign_and_Grand_Master">Sovereign and Grand Master</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Sovereign and Grand Master"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/British_sovereign" class="mw-redirect" title="British sovereign">British sovereign</a> is the sovereign of the order and appoints all other officers of the order (by convention, on the advice of the governments of the United Kingdom and some <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realms</a>). The second-most senior officer is the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Master_(order)" class="mw-redirect" title="Grand Master (order)">Grand Master</a> (a 'Prince of the Blood Royal, or other exalted personage' appointed by the sovereign, who, by virtue of their appointment, becomes 'the First or Principal Knight Grand Cross of the same Order').<sup id="cite_ref-Gazette1917_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette1917-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The position of Grand Master has been held by the following people: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable" rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Name<br /><small>(Born–died)</small> </th> <th colspan="2">Term of office </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7000100000000000000♠">1</span></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HRH_The_Prince_of_Wales_No_4_(HS85-10-36416).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/HRH_The_Prince_of_Wales_No_4_%28HS85-10-36416%29.jpg/80px-HRH_The_Prince_of_Wales_No_4_%28HS85-10-36416%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="108" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/HRH_The_Prince_of_Wales_No_4_%28HS85-10-36416%29.jpg/120px-HRH_The_Prince_of_Wales_No_4_%28HS85-10-36416%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/HRH_The_Prince_of_Wales_No_4_%28HS85-10-36416%29.jpg/160px-HRH_The_Prince_of_Wales_No_4_%28HS85-10-36416%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2222" data-file-height="2994" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_VIII" title="Edward VIII">Edward, Prince of Wales</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1894–1972)</span></td> <td>4 June 1917</td> <td>20 January 1936 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7000200000000000000♠">2</span></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Queenmaryformalportrait_edit3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Queenmaryformalportrait_edit3.jpg/80px-Queenmaryformalportrait_edit3.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Queenmaryformalportrait_edit3.jpg/120px-Queenmaryformalportrait_edit3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Queenmaryformalportrait_edit3.jpg/160px-Queenmaryformalportrait_edit3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1435" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_of_Teck" title="Mary of Teck">Queen Mary</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1865–1953)</span></td> <td>27 March 1936</td> <td>24 March 1953 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7000300000000000000♠">3</span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Prince_Philip_of_Edinburgh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Prince_Philip_of_Edinburgh.jpg/80px-Prince_Philip_of_Edinburgh.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Prince_Philip_of_Edinburgh.jpg/120px-Prince_Philip_of_Edinburgh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Prince_Philip_of_Edinburgh.jpg/160px-Prince_Philip_of_Edinburgh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2112" data-file-height="2816" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh" title="Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh">Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1921–2021)</span></td> <td align="center">1 June 1953<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1953-06-01</span>)</span></td> <td align="center">9 April 2021<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2021-04-09</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="7000400000000000000♠">4</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Queen_Camilla_in_Aotearoa_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Queen_Camilla_in_Aotearoa_2019.jpg/80px-Queen_Camilla_in_Aotearoa_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Queen_Camilla_in_Aotearoa_2019.jpg/120px-Queen_Camilla_in_Aotearoa_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Queen_Camilla_in_Aotearoa_2019.jpg/160px-Queen_Camilla_in_Aotearoa_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1167" data-file-height="1656" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queen_Camilla" title="Queen Camilla">Queen Camilla</a> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1947–present)</span></td> <td align="center">23 April 2024<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-04-23</span>)</span></td> <td>present </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Officers">Officers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition to the sovereign and the <a href="/wiki/Grand_master_(order)" title="Grand master (order)">grand master</a>, the order has six further officers:<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Prelate: <a href="/wiki/Bishop_of_London" title="Bishop of London">Bishop of London</a>, The Rt Hon. & Rt Rev. Dame <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Mullally" title="Sarah Mullally">Sarah Mullally</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Dame_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire">DBE</a></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Dean: <a href="/wiki/Dean_of_St_Paul%27s" title="Dean of St Paul's">Dean of St Paul's</a> (<span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la"><a href="/wiki/Ex_officio" class="mw-redirect" title="Ex officio">ex officio</a></i></span>), The Very Rev. <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Tremlett" title="Andrew Tremlett">Andrew Tremlett</a></li> <li>Secretary: Secretary of the <a href="/wiki/Central_Chancery_of_the_Orders_of_Knighthood" title="Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood">Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood</a>, Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Segrave</li> <li>Registrar: <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary_(United_Kingdom)" title="Cabinet Secretary (United Kingdom)">Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Home Civil Service</a>, <a href="/wiki/Simon_Case" title="Simon Case">Simon Case</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Royal Victorian Order">CVO</a></span></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_of_Arms_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="King of Arms of the Order of the British Empire">King of Arms</a>: Lieutenant General Sir <a href="/wiki/Simon_Mayall" title="Simon Mayall">Simon Mayall</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire">KBE</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of the Bath">CB</a></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lady_Usher_of_the_Purple_Rod" title="Lady Usher of the Purple Rod">Lady Usher of the Purple Rod</a>: Dame <a href="/wiki/Amelia_Fawcett" title="Amelia Fawcett">Amelia Fawcett</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Dame_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire">DBE</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Royal Victorian Order">CVO</a></span></span></li></ul> <p>At its foundation the order was served by three officers: the King of Arms, the Registrar & Secretary and the Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod. In 1922 the Prelate was added, and the office of Registrar was separated from that of Secretary: the former was to be responsible for recording all proceedings connected with the order, issuing warrants under the seal of the order and making arrangements for investitures, while the latter (at that time the <a href="/wiki/Permanent_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Permanent Secretary to the Treasury">Permanent Secretary to the Treasury</a>) was responsible for collecting and tabulating the names of those who were to receive an award.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazette1922_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette1922-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The office of Dean was added in 1957.<sup id="cite_ref-CentenaryHistory3_11-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CentenaryHistory3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The King of Arms is not a member of the <a href="/wiki/College_of_Arms" title="College of Arms">College of Arms</a>, as are many other <a href="/wiki/Heraldry" title="Heraldry">heraldic</a> officers; and the Lady Usher of the Purple Rod does not – unlike the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter" title="Order of the Garter">Order of the Garter</a> equivalent, the Lady Usher of the <a href="/wiki/Black_Rod" title="Black Rod">Black Rod</a> – perform any duties related to the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Lords" title="House of Lords">House of Lords</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commonwealth_awards">Commonwealth awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Commonwealth awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Countries_awarding_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire_(2020).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Countries_awarding_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire_%282020%29.svg/220px-Countries_awarding_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire_%282020%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Countries_awarding_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire_%282020%29.svg/330px-Countries_awarding_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire_%282020%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Countries_awarding_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire_%282020%29.svg/440px-Countries_awarding_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire_%282020%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1104" data-file-height="566" /></a><figcaption>Countries making recommendations to the Order of the British Empire (2020)</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_the_Commonwealth_realms" title="Orders, decorations, and medals of the Commonwealth realms">Orders, decorations, and medals of the Commonwealth realms</a></div> <p>Since the Second World War, several <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realms</a> have established their own national system of honours and awards and have created their own unique orders, decorations and medals. A number, though, continue to make recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire. In 2024 appointments to the order were made by the governments of:<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda" title="Antigua and Barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Bahamas" title="The Bahamas">The Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belize" title="Belize">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands" title="Cook Islands">Cook Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grenada" title="Grenada">Grenada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Christopher_and_Nevis" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Christopher and Nevis">Saint Christopher and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Lucia" title="Saint Lucia">Saint Lucia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands" title="Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honorary_awards">Honorary awards<span class="anchor" id="Honorary_knighthoods"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Honorary awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Most members of the order are citizens of the United Kingdom or Commonwealth realms that use the UK system of honours and awards. In addition, honorary awards may be made to citizens of nations where the monarch is not <a href="/wiki/Head_of_state" title="Head of state">head of state</a>; these permit use of post-nominal letters, but not the title of <i>Sir</i> or <i>Dame</i>. Honorary appointees who later become a citizen of a Commonwealth realm can convert their appointment from honorary to substantive, and they then enjoy all privileges of membership of the order, including use of the title of <i>Sir</i> and <i>Dame</i> for the senior two ranks of the Order. (An example of the latter is Irish broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Terry_Wogan" title="Terry Wogan">Terry Wogan</a>, who was appointed an honorary Knight Commander of the Order in 2005, and on successful application for British citizenship, held alongside his Irish citizenship, was made a substantive member and subsequently styled as Sir Terry Wogan).<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallantry_awards">Gallantry awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Gallantry awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_for_gallantry,_oak_leaves_ribbon_emblem.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A crossed pair of oak leaves, in silver, against a background of red woven ribbon material" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Order_of_the_British_Empire_for_gallantry%2C_oak_leaves_ribbon_emblem.jpg/220px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_for_gallantry%2C_oak_leaves_ribbon_emblem.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Order_of_the_British_Empire_for_gallantry%2C_oak_leaves_ribbon_emblem.jpg/330px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_for_gallantry%2C_oak_leaves_ribbon_emblem.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Order_of_the_British_Empire_for_gallantry%2C_oak_leaves_ribbon_emblem.jpg/440px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_for_gallantry%2C_oak_leaves_ribbon_emblem.jpg 2x" data-file-width="848" data-file-height="504" /></a><figcaption>A silver oak-leaf emblem denoted an award made 'for gallantry' between 1958 and 1974.</figcaption></figure> <p>Although initially intended to recognise meritorious service, the order began to also be awarded for gallantry. There were an increased number of cases in the Second World War for service personnel and civilians including the merchant navy, police, emergency services and civil defence, mostly MBEs but with a small number of OBEs and CBEs. Such awards were for gallantry that did not reach the standard of the <a href="/wiki/George_Medal" title="George Medal">George Medal</a> (even though, as appointments to an order of chivalry, they were listed before it on the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_honours_order_of_wearing" title="United Kingdom honours order of wearing">Order of Wear</a>. In contrast to awards for meritorious service, which usually appear without a citation, there were often citations for gallantry awards, some detailed and graphic.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 14 January 1958, these awards were designated Commander, Officer or Member of the Order of the British Empire for Gallantry.<sup id="cite_ref-LG1958_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LG1958-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Any individual made a member of the order for gallantry after 14 January 1958 wears an emblem of two crossed silver oak leaves on the same ribbon as the badge, with a miniature version on the ribbon bar when worn alone. When the ribbon only is worn the emblem is worn in miniature.<sup id="cite_ref-LG1958_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LG1958-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It could not be awarded <a href="/wiki/Posthumous_award" title="Posthumous award">posthumously</a>, and was replaced in 1974 with the <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Gallantry_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Gallantry Medal">Queen's Gallantry Medal</a> (QGM). If recipients of the Order of the British Empire for Gallantry received promotion within the order, whether for gallantry or otherwise, they continued to wear also the insignia of the lower grade with the oak leaves;<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, they used only the post-nominal letters of the higher grade. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Insignia">Insignia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Insignia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerycaption">Badges and ribands of the Order of the British Empire (1937-present)</li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 280px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mbe_medal_front_and_reverse.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Obverse (left) and reverse of the MBE badge and riband (civil division)"><img alt="Obverse (left) and reverse of the MBE badge and riband (civil division)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Mbe_medal_front_and_reverse.jpg/200px-Mbe_medal_front_and_reverse.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="203" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Mbe_medal_front_and_reverse.jpg/300px-Mbe_medal_front_and_reverse.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Mbe_medal_front_and_reverse.jpg/400px-Mbe_medal_front_and_reverse.jpg 2x" data-file-width="554" data-file-height="563" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Obverse (left) and reverse of the MBE badge and riband (civil division)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 280px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MBE_for_Aviva_Ben_Raphael_(5528384137).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="MBE badge as awarded to a female recipient (civil division)"><img alt="MBE badge as awarded to a female recipient (civil division)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/MBE_for_Aviva_Ben_Raphael_%285528384137%29.jpg/187px-MBE_for_Aviva_Ben_Raphael_%285528384137%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="187" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/MBE_for_Aviva_Ben_Raphael_%285528384137%29.jpg/281px-MBE_for_Aviva_Ben_Raphael_%285528384137%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/MBE_for_Aviva_Ben_Raphael_%285528384137%29.jpg/375px-MBE_for_Aviva_Ben_Raphael_%285528384137%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">MBE badge as awarded to a female recipient (civil division)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 280px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:OBE_-_George_6th.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="OBE badge and riband (military division)"><img alt="OBE badge and riband (military division)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/OBE_-_George_6th.jpg/166px-OBE_-_George_6th.jpg" decoding="async" width="166" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/OBE_-_George_6th.jpg/249px-OBE_-_George_6th.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/OBE_-_George_6th.jpg/332px-OBE_-_George_6th.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1063" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">OBE badge and riband (military division)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 280px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Medal,_order_(AM_2001.25.423-1).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="CBE badge and riband (military division)"><img alt="CBE badge and riband (military division)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Medal%2C_order_%28AM_2001.25.423-1%29.jpg/184px-Medal%2C_order_%28AM_2001.25.423-1%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="184" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Medal%2C_order_%28AM_2001.25.423-1%29.jpg/276px-Medal%2C_order_%28AM_2001.25.423-1%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Medal%2C_order_%28AM_2001.25.423-1%29.jpg/368px-Medal%2C_order_%28AM_2001.25.423-1%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="4952" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">CBE badge and riband (military division)</div> </li> </ul> <p>When the order was founded in 1917, badges, ribands and stars were appointed for wear by recipients. In 1929 mantles, hats and collars were added for recipients of the highest class of the order (GBE). The designs of all these items underwent major changes in 1937.<sup id="cite_ref-Galloway1996_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Galloway1996-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Badge">Badge</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Badge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The badge is worn by all members of the order; the size, colour and design depends on the class of award. The badge for all classes is in the form of a <i>cross <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/patonce" class="extiw" title="wikt:patonce">patonce</a></i> (having the arms growing broader and floriated toward the end) with a medallion in the centre, the obverse of which bears a crowned image of <a href="/wiki/George_V" title="George V">George V</a> and Queen <a href="/wiki/Mary_of_Teck" title="Mary of Teck">Mary</a> within a circlet bearing the motto of the Order; the reverse bears George V's Royal and Imperial Cypher. (Prior to 1937 <a href="/wiki/Britannia" title="Britannia">Britannia</a> was shown within the circlet.) The size of the badges varies according to rank: the higher classes have slightly larger badges. The badges of Knights and Dames Grand Cross, Knights and Dames Commander, and Commanders are enamelled, with pale blue crosses, crimson circlets and a gold central medallion. Officers' badges are plain silver-gilt, while those of Members are plain silver. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Riband">Riband</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Riband"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From 1917 until 1937, the badge of the order was suspended on a purple ribbon, with a red central stripe being added for the military division in 1918. Since 1937, the ribbon has been rose-pink with pearl-grey edges (with the addition of a pearl-grey central stripe for the military division). Knights and Dames Grand Cross wear it on a broad riband or sash, passing from the right shoulder to the left hip. Knights Commander and male Commanders wear the badge from a ribbon around the neck; male Officers and Members wear the badge from a ribbon on the left chest; female recipients other than Dames Grand Cross (unless in military uniform) normally wear it from a bow on the left shoulder. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Star">Star</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Star"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An oval eight-pointed star is worn, pinned to the left breast, by Knights and Dames Grand Cross; Knights and Dames Commander wear a smaller star composed of 'four equal points and four lesser'.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazette1917_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette1917-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The star is not worn by the more junior classes. Prior to 1937 each star had in the centre a gold medallion with a figure of Britannia, surrounded by a crimson <a href="/wiki/Circlet" title="Circlet">circlet</a> inscribed with the motto of the order ('For God and the Empire'); since 1937 the effigies of King George V and Queen Mary have been shown within the circlet. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerycaption">Badges and ribands of the Order of the British Empire (1917-1937)</li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 280px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Medal,_order_(AM_2006.4.1-1).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="MBE badge as awarded to a female recipient (civil division)"><img alt="MBE badge as awarded to a female recipient (civil division)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Medal%2C_order_%28AM_2006.4.1-1%29.jpg/200px-Medal%2C_order_%28AM_2006.4.1-1%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Medal%2C_order_%28AM_2006.4.1-1%29.jpg/300px-Medal%2C_order_%28AM_2006.4.1-1%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Medal%2C_order_%28AM_2006.4.1-1%29.jpg/400px-Medal%2C_order_%28AM_2006.4.1-1%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="3648" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">MBE badge as awarded to a female recipient (civil division)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 280px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Medal,_order_(AM_609794-1).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="MBE badge and riband (military division)"><img alt="MBE badge and riband (military division)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Medal%2C_order_%28AM_609794-1%29.jpg/166px-Medal%2C_order_%28AM_609794-1%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="166" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Medal%2C_order_%28AM_609794-1%29.jpg/250px-Medal%2C_order_%28AM_609794-1%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Medal%2C_order_%28AM_609794-1%29.jpg/333px-Medal%2C_order_%28AM_609794-1%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="5472" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">MBE badge and riband (military division)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 280px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Medal,_order_(AM_609796-1).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="OBE badge and riband (military division)"><img alt="OBE badge and riband (military division)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Medal%2C_order_%28AM_609796-1%29.jpg/166px-Medal%2C_order_%28AM_609796-1%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="166" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Medal%2C_order_%28AM_609796-1%29.jpg/250px-Medal%2C_order_%28AM_609796-1%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Medal%2C_order_%28AM_609796-1%29.jpg/333px-Medal%2C_order_%28AM_609796-1%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="5472" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">OBE badge and riband (military division)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 280px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire._KBE_star_and_badge,_1917%E2%80%931935.png" class="mw-file-description" title="KBE badge, riband and star (military division)"><img alt="KBE badge, riband and star (military division)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Order_of_the_British_Empire._KBE_star_and_badge%2C_1917%E2%80%931935.png/107px-Order_of_the_British_Empire._KBE_star_and_badge%2C_1917%E2%80%931935.png" decoding="async" width="107" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Order_of_the_British_Empire._KBE_star_and_badge%2C_1917%E2%80%931935.png/161px-Order_of_the_British_Empire._KBE_star_and_badge%2C_1917%E2%80%931935.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Order_of_the_British_Empire._KBE_star_and_badge%2C_1917%E2%80%931935.png/215px-Order_of_the_British_Empire._KBE_star_and_badge%2C_1917%E2%80%931935.png 2x" data-file-width="373" data-file-height="868" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">KBE badge, riband and star (military division)</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mantles_and_collars">Mantles and collars</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Mantles and collars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1929, to bring the order into line with the other orders of chivalry, members of the first class of the order (GBE) were provided with mantles, hats and collars.<sup id="cite_ref-CentenaryHistory2_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CentenaryHistory2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The <i>mantle</i> is a cloak-like garment of rose pink satin lined with pearl-grey silk (prior to 1937 it was of purple satin). On the left side is a representation of the star of the order (as pictured below).</li> <li>Initially a purple plumed hat was also provided to be worn with the mantle; in 1937 the colour of the hat was changed to black.<sup id="cite_ref-Galloway1996_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Galloway1996-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <i>collar</i> is made of gold. It consists of six medallions depicting the Royal Arms, alternating with six medallions depicting the Royal and Imperial Cypher of George V (<i>GRI</i>, which stands for "<i><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">Georgius Rex Imperator</i></span></i>"). The medallions are linked with gold cables depicting '<a href="/wiki/Sea-lion" title="Sea-lion">sea-lions</a>' and crowns. When collars are worn the badge is suspended from the collar.</li></ul> <p>Only Knights/Dames Grand Cross wear these elaborate vestments; the hat is now rarely, if ever, worn. Use of the mantle is limited to important occasions (such as quadrennial services and <a href="/wiki/Coronation_of_the_British_monarch" title="Coronation of the British monarch">coronations</a>). The mantle is always worn with the collar. Although the mantle was introduced in 1929, very few mantles would have been produced prior to the 1937 design changes, as there were few occasions for wearing them in the intervening years.<sup id="cite_ref-Galloway1996_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Galloway1996-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On certain days designated by the sovereign, known as "<a href="/wiki/Collar_day" title="Collar day">collar days</a>", members attending formal events may wear the order's collar over their military uniform, formal day dress, evening wear or robes of office. </p><p>Collars are returned upon the death of their owners, but other insignia may be retained. </p><p>The six office-holders of the order wear pearl-grey mantles lined with rose-pink, having on the right side a purple shield charged with the roundel from the badge.<sup id="cite_ref-CentySvc_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CentySvc-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each of these office-holders wears a unique badge of office, suspended from a gold chain worn around the neck. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerycaption">Knight and Dame Grand Cross insignia</li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 280px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GBE_mantle.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mantle worn by Knights and Dames Grand Cross (GBE)"><img alt="Mantle worn by Knights and Dames Grand Cross (GBE)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/GBE_mantle.jpg/88px-GBE_mantle.jpg" decoding="async" width="88" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/GBE_mantle.jpg/132px-GBE_mantle.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/GBE_mantle.jpg/176px-GBE_mantle.jpg 2x" data-file-width="282" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Mantle worn by Knights and Dames Grand Cross (GBE)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 280px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GBE_star.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Close-up of the Star on the mantle"><img alt="Close-up of the Star on the mantle" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/GBE_star.jpg/200px-GBE_star.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/GBE_star.jpg/300px-GBE_star.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/GBE_star.jpg/400px-GBE_star.jpg 2x" data-file-width="709" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Close-up of the Star on the mantle</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 280px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Collar_and_star_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Collar, badge and Star of a Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order"><img alt="Collar, badge and Star of a Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Collar_and_star_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire.jpg/148px-Collar_and_star_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire.jpg" decoding="async" width="148" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Collar_and_star_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire.jpg/223px-Collar_and_star_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Collar_and_star_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire.jpg/297px-Collar_and_star_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire.jpg 2x" data-file-width="769" data-file-height="1293" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Collar, badge and Star of a Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 280px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire_-_Memorial_JK_-_Brasilia_-_DSC00378.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Broad riband and badge of a Knight Grand Cross of the Order"><img alt="Broad riband and badge of a Knight Grand Cross of the Order" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire_-_Memorial_JK_-_Brasilia_-_DSC00378.JPG/131px-Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire_-_Memorial_JK_-_Brasilia_-_DSC00378.JPG" decoding="async" width="131" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire_-_Memorial_JK_-_Brasilia_-_DSC00378.JPG/196px-Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire_-_Memorial_JK_-_Brasilia_-_DSC00378.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire_-_Memorial_JK_-_Brasilia_-_DSC00378.JPG/262px-Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire_-_Memorial_JK_-_Brasilia_-_DSC00378.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1779" data-file-height="3398" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Broad riband and badge of a Knight Grand Cross of the Order</div> </li> </ul> <p>The <i>British Empire Medal</i> is made of silver. On the obverse is an image of Britannia surrounded by the motto, with the words "For Meritorious Service" at the bottom; on the reverse is George V's Imperial and Royal Cypher, with the words "Instituted by King George V" at the bottom. The name of the recipient is engraved on the rim. This medal is nicknamed "the Gong",<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and comes in both full-sized and miniature versions – the latter for formal white-tie and semi-formal black-tie occasions. </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Award_pin" title="Award pin">lapel pin</a> for everyday wear was first announced at the end of December 2006, and is available to recipients of all levels of the order, as well as to holders of the <a href="/wiki/British_Empire_Medal" title="British Empire Medal">British Empire Medal</a>. The pin design is not unique to any level. The pin features the badge of the order, enclosed in a circle of ribbon of its colours of pink and grey. Lapel pins must be purchased separately by a member of the order.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The creation of such a pin was recommended in Sir <a href="/wiki/Hayden_Phillips" title="Hayden Phillips">Hayden Phillips</a>' review of the honours system in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="55%"> <caption>Order of the British Empire <a href="/wiki/Ribbon_bar" class="mw-redirect" title="Ribbon bar">ribbon bars</a> </caption> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:center;"> <th width="15%"> </th> <th width="20%">Civil </th> <th width="20%">Military </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:center;"> <th>1917–1935 </th> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_OBE_1917_civil_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/UK_OBE_1917_civil_BAR.svg/110px-UK_OBE_1917_civil_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="110" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/UK_OBE_1917_civil_BAR.svg/165px-UK_OBE_1917_civil_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/UK_OBE_1917_civil_BAR.svg/220px-UK_OBE_1917_civil_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_OBE_1917_military_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/UK_OBE_1917_military_BAR.svg/110px-UK_OBE_1917_military_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="110" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/UK_OBE_1917_military_BAR.svg/165px-UK_OBE_1917_military_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/UK_OBE_1917_military_BAR.svg/220px-UK_OBE_1917_military_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:center;"> <th>Since 1936 </th> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Civil)_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.svg/110px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="110" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.svg/165px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/St-Pauls-Cathedral_London_Crypta_Chapel-Order-Of-The-British-Empire-01.jpg/220px-St-Pauls-Cathedral_London_Crypta_Chapel-Order-Of-The-British-Empire-01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/St-Pauls-Cathedral_London_Crypta_Chapel-Order-Of-The-British-Empire-01.jpg/330px-St-Pauls-Cathedral_London_Crypta_Chapel-Order-Of-The-British-Empire-01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/St-Pauls-Cathedral_London_Crypta_Chapel-Order-Of-The-British-Empire-01.jpg/440px-St-Pauls-Cathedral_London_Crypta_Chapel-Order-Of-The-British-Empire-01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1333" /></a><figcaption>Chapel of the Order in the <a href="/wiki/Crypt" title="Crypt">crypt</a> of <a href="/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Cathedral" title="St Paul's Cathedral">St Paul's Cathedral</a> (photographed in 2013). The banners are those of the <i>Sovereign</i> (right) and of the <i>Grand Master</i> (left) of the Order as they were then in office.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Chapel of the Order of the British Empire is in <a href="/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Cathedral" title="St Paul's Cathedral">St Paul's Cathedral</a>. It occupies the far eastern end of the cathedral crypt and was dedicated in 1960. The only heraldic banners normally on display in the chapel are those of the <i>Sovereign of the Order of the British Empire</i> and of the <i>Grand Master of the Order of the British Empire</i>. Rather than using this chapel, the Order now holds its great services upstairs in the nave of the cathedral. In addition to the Chapel of the Order of the British Empire, St Paul's Cathedral also houses the Chapel of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" title="Order of St Michael and St George">Order of St Michael and St George</a>. Religious services for the whole Order are held every four years; new Knights and Dames Grand Cross are installed at these services. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Precedence_and_privileges">Precedence and privileges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Precedence and privileges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_England_and_Wales" title="Order of precedence in England and Wales">Order of precedence in England and Wales</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_-_Non_Arms.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Order_of_the_British_Empire_-_Non_Arms.svg/220px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_-_Non_Arms.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="308" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Order_of_the_British_Empire_-_Non_Arms.svg/330px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_-_Non_Arms.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Order_of_the_British_Empire_-_Non_Arms.svg/440px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_-_Non_Arms.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="835" data-file-height="1170" /></a><figcaption>Knights, Dames and Commanders of the Order may display its <a href="/wiki/Circlet" title="Circlet">circlet</a> around (and suspend its <a href="/wiki/Heraldic_badge" title="Heraldic badge">Badge</a> below) their <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms" title="Coat of arms">coat of arms</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Knights Grand Cross and Knights Commander prefix <i>Sir</i>, and Dames Grand Cross and Dames Commander prefix <i>Dame</i>, to their forenames.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wives of Knights may prefix <i>Lady</i> to their surnames, but no equivalent privilege exists for husbands of Knights or spouses of Dames. Such forms are not used by peers and princes, except when the names of the former are written out in their fullest forms. Male clergy of the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_England" title="Church of England">Church of England</a> or the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_Scotland" title="Church of Scotland">Church of Scotland</a> do not use the title <i>Sir</i> (unless they were knighted before being ordained) as they do not receive the <a href="/wiki/Accolade" title="Accolade">accolade</a> (they are not dubbed "knight" with a sword), although they do append the <a href="/wiki/Post-nominal_letters" title="Post-nominal letters">post-nominal letters</a>; dames do not receive the accolade, and therefore female clergy are free to use the title <i>Dame</i>. </p><p>Knights and Dames Grand Cross use the post-nominal GBE; Knights Commander, KBE; Dames Commander, DBE; Commanders, CBE; Officers, OBE; and Members, MBE. The post-nominal for the British Empire Medal is BEM. </p><p>Members of all classes of the order are assigned positions in the <a href="/wiki/Orders_of_precedence_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom">order of precedence</a>. Wives of male members of all classes also feature on the order of precedence, as do sons, daughters and daughters-in-law of Knights Grand Cross and Knights Commander; relatives of Ladies of the Order, however, are not assigned any special precedence. As a general rule, only wives and children of male recipients are afforded privileges. </p><p>Knights and Dames Grand Cross are also entitled to be granted <a href="/wiki/Supporters_(heraldry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Supporters (heraldry)">heraldic supporters</a>. They may, furthermore, encircle their arms with a depiction of the <a href="/wiki/Circlet" title="Circlet">circlet</a> (a circle bearing the motto) and the collar; the former is shown either outside or on top of the latter. Knights and Dames Commander and Commanders may display the circlet, but not the collar, surrounding their arms. The badge is depicted suspended from the collar or circlet.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_Knights_and_Dames_Grand_Cross">Current Knights and Dames Grand Cross</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Current Knights and Dames Grand Cross"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sovereign_and_Grand_Master_2">Sovereign and Grand Master</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Sovereign and Grand Master"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; background:white; border:#01796f solid;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th><b>Year of appointment</b> </th> <th><b>Present age</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a> (<i>ex officio</i>) </td> <td>Sovereign since 2022 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>76 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Queen_Camilla" title="Queen Camilla">Queen Camilla</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Lady_of_the_Order_of_the_Garter" class="mw-redirect" title="Lady of the Order of the Garter">LG</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Lady_Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Thistle" class="mw-redirect" title="Lady Companion of the Order of the Thistle">LT</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Honorary_Member_of_the_Order_of_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Member of the Order of New Zealand">ONZ</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Dame_Grand_Cross_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order">GCVO</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Dame_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Star_of_Melanesia" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of the Star of Melanesia">CSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Forces%27_Decoration" title="Canadian Forces' Decoration">CD</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council (United Kingdom)">PC</a></span></span> </td> <td>2024 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>77 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Knights_and_Dames_Grand_Cross">Knights and Dames Grand Cross</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Knights and Dames Grand Cross"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; background:white; border:#01796f solid;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Military rank (if any) </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Known for </th> <th><b>Year of appointment</b> </th> <th><b>Present age</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3"> </th> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Leaver" title="Christopher Leaver">Christopher Leaver</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_of_Justice_of_the_Order_of_St_John" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight of Justice of the Order of St John">KStJ</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Justice_of_the_Peace#United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Justice of the Peace">JP</a></span></span> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Mayor_of_London" title="Lord Mayor of London">Lord Mayor of London</a> </td> <td>1981 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>87 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Jolliffe" title="Anthony Jolliffe">Anthony Jolliffe</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_of_Justice_of_the_Order_of_St_John" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight of Justice of the Order of St John">KStJ</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a></span></span> </td> <td>1982 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>86 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Graham_(Lord_Mayor)" title="Alexander Graham (Lord Mayor)">Alexander Graham</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span></span> </td> <td>1990 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>86 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_chief_marshal" title="Air chief marshal">Air Chief Marshal</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Hine" title="Patrick Hine">Patrick Hine</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span></span> </td> <td>Joint Commander British Forces Gulf War </td> <td rowspan="2">1991 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>92 </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Brian_Garton_Jenkins" title="Brian Garton Jenkins">Brian Jenkins</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_of_Justice_of_the_Order_of_St_John" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight of Justice of the Order of St John">KStJ</a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Mayor_of_London" title="Lord Mayor of London">Lord Mayor of London</a> </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>88 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_chief_marshal" title="Air chief marshal">Air Chief Marshal</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Bill_Wratten" title="Bill Wratten">Bill Wratten</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of the Bath">CB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)">AFC</a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Officer_Commanding-in-Chief" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief">Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief</a> <a href="/wiki/RAF_Strike_Command" title="RAF Strike Command">RAF Strike Command</a> </td> <td>1998 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>85 </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Brown_(judge)" title="Stephen Brown (judge)">Stephen Brown</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council (United Kingdom)">PC</a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Family_Division" title="President of the Family Division">President of the Family Division</a> </td> <td>1999 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>100 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_chief_marshal" title="Air chief marshal">Air Chief Marshal</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Bagnall" title="Anthony Bagnall">Anthony Bagnall</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Aeronautical_Society" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society">FRAeS</a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice-Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)">Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">2002 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>79 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3"> </th> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Michael_Sydney_Perry" title="Michael Sydney Perry">Michael Perry</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts">FRSA</a></span></span> </td> <td>Chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Senior_Salaries_Review_Body" title="Senior Salaries Review Body">Senior Salaries Review Body</a> </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>90 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Flanagan" title="Ronnie Flanagan">Ronnie Flanagan</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Police_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Police Medal">QPM</a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_Constable" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Constable">Chief Constable</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Police_Service_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Police Service of Northern Ireland">Police Service of Northern Ireland</a> </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>75 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Butler-Sloss,_Baroness_Butler-Sloss" title="Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss">Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Dame_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council (United Kingdom)">PC</a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Family_Division" title="President of the Family Division">President of the Family Division</a> </td> <td>2005 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>91 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_Kingdom)" title="General (United Kingdom)">General</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Timothy_Granville-Chapman" title="Timothy Granville-Chapman">Timothy Granville-Chapman</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice-Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)">Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">2011 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>77 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mervyn_King,_Baron_King_of_Lothbury" title="Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury">Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_of_the_Order_of_the_Garter" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight of the Order of the Garter">KG</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_British_Academy" title="Fellow of the British Academy">FBA</a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_the_Bank_of_England" title="Governor of the Bank of England">Governor of the Bank of England</a> </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>76 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/John_Parker_(businessman)" title="John Parker (businessman)">John Parker</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Academy_of_Engineering" title="Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering">FREng</a></span></span> </td> <td>President of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Academy_of_Engineering" title="Royal Academy of Engineering">Royal Academy of Engineering</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">2012 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>82 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Helene_Hayman,_Baroness_Hayman" title="Helene Hayman, Baroness Hayman">Helene Hayman, Baroness Hayman</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council (United Kingdom)">PC</a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Speaker" title="Lord Speaker">Lord Speaker</a> of the House of Lords </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>75 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Keith_Mills" title="Keith Mills">Keith Mills</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a></span></span> </td> <td>Deputy Chairman of the <a href="/wiki/London_Organising_Committee_of_the_Olympic_and_Paralympic_Games" title="London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games">London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games</a> </td> <td>2013 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>74 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/John_Bell_(physician)" title="John Bell (physician)">John Bell</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_Honour" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of Honour">CH</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society" title="Fellow of the Royal Society">FRS</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Academy_of_Medical_Sciences" title="Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences">FMedSci</a></span></span> </td> <td>President of the <a href="/wiki/Office_for_Strategic_Coordination_of_Health_Research" title="Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research">Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research</a> </td> <td>2015 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>72 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_chief_marshal" title="Air chief marshal">Air Chief Marshal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Peach" title="Stuart Peach">Stuart Peach, Baron Peach</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_of_the_Order_of_the_Garter" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight of the Order of the Garter">KG</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the Defence Staff</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chair_of_the_NATO_Military_Committee" title="Chair of the NATO Military Committee">Chair of the NATO Military Committee</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">2016 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>68 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="18"> </th> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Ian_Wood_(businessman)" title="Ian Wood (businessman)">Ian Wood</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Thistle" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Companion of the Order of the Thistle">KT</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span></span> </td> <td>Businessman and philanthropist </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>82 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Cyril_Chantler" title="Cyril Chantler">Cyril Chantler</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_College_of_Physicians" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians">FRCP</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_College_of_Paediatrics_and_Child_Health" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health">FRCPCH</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Academy_of_Medical_Sciences" title="Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences">FMedSci</a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pediatrics" title="Pediatrics">Paediatric</a> <a href="/wiki/Nephrology" title="Nephrology">nephrologist</a> </td> <td>2017 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>85 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Keith_Peters_(physician)" title="Keith Peters (physician)">Keith Peters</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society" title="Fellow of the Royal Society">FRS</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Academy_of_Medical_Sciences" title="Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences">FMedSci</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_College_of_Physicians" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians">FRCP</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_College_of_Physicians_of_Edinburgh" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh">FRCPE</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_College_of_Pathologists" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists">FRCPath</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Learned_Society_of_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales">FLSW</a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regius_Professor_of_Physic_(Cambridge)" title="Regius Professor of Physic (Cambridge)">Regius Professor of Physic</a> at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Cambridge" title="University of Cambridge">University of Cambridge</a> </td> <td rowspan="4">2018 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>86 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Craig_Reedie" title="Craig Reedie">Craig Reedie</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span></span> </td> <td>President of the <a href="/wiki/World_Anti-Doping_Agency" title="World Anti-Doping Agency">World Anti-Doping Agency</a> and Chairman of the <a href="/wiki/British_Olympic_Association" title="British Olympic Association">British Olympic Association</a> </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>83 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Greenwood" title="Christopher Greenwood">Christopher Greenwood</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George">CMG</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Counsel" title="King's Counsel">KC</a></span></span> </td> <td>Judge of the <a href="/wiki/International_Court_of_Justice" title="International Court of Justice">International Court of Justice</a> </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>69 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rosalyn_Higgins,_Baroness_Higgins" class="mw-redirect" title="Rosalyn Higgins, Baroness Higgins">Rosalyn Higgins, Baroness Higgins</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Counsel" title="King's Counsel">KC</a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_International_Court_of_Justice" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the International Court of Justice">President of the International Court of Justice</a> </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>87 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Michael_Burton_(judge)" title="Michael Burton (judge)">Michael Burton</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Counsel" title="King's Counsel">KC</a></span></span> </td> <td>President of the <a href="/wiki/Investigatory_Powers_Tribunal" title="Investigatory Powers Tribunal">Investigatory Powers Tribunal</a> </td> <td>2019 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>78 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Curzon,_7th_Earl_Howe" title="Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe">Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council (United Kingdom)">PC</a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Lords#Deputy_Leaders" title="Leader of the House of Lords">Deputy Leader of the House of Lords</a> and <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Defence" title="Minister of State for Defence">Minister of State for Defence</a> </td> <td>2021 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>73 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dame <a href="/wiki/Sue_Ion" title="Sue Ion">Sue Ion</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Dame_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society" title="Fellow of the Royal Society">FRS</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Academy_of_Engineering" title="Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering">FREng</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Institute_of_Materials,_Minerals_and_Mining" title="Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining">FIMMM</a></span></span> </td> <td>Engineer and Member of the <a href="/wiki/National_Academy_of_Engineering" title="National Academy of Engineering">National Academy of Engineering</a> </td> <td>2022 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>69 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Partha_Dasgupta" title="Partha Dasgupta">Partha Dasgupta</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society" title="Fellow of the Royal Society">FRS</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_British_Academy" title="Fellow of the British Academy">FBA</a></span></span> </td> <td>Economist and Frank Ramsey Professor Emeritus of Economics at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Cambridge" title="University of Cambridge">University of Cambridge</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">2023 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>82 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dame <a href="/wiki/Hermione_Lee" title="Hermione Lee">Hermione Lee</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_British_Academy" title="Fellow of the British Academy">FBA</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Literature" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature">FRSL</a></span></span> </td> <td>Biographer and President of <a href="/wiki/Wolfson_College,_Oxford" title="Wolfson College, Oxford">Wolfson College, Oxford</a> </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>76 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Beckett" title="Margaret Beckett">Margaret Beckett</a>, Baroness Beckett <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Dame_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council (United Kingdom)">PC</a></span></span> </td> <td>Politician and <a href="/wiki/Foreign_Secretary" title="Foreign Secretary">Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs</a> </td> <td rowspan="7">2024 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>81 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dame <a href="/wiki/Carol_Black_(rheumatologist)" title="Carol Black (rheumatologist)">Carol Black</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Dame_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_College_of_Physicians" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians">FRCP</a></span></span> </td> <td>Rheumatologist and Chair of the <a href="/wiki/British_Library" title="British Library">British Library</a> </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>84 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Bill_Beaumont" title="Bill Beaumont">William Beaumont</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a></span></span> </td> <td>Chairman of <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby" title="World Rugby">World Rugby</a> </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>72 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Jim_McDonald_(electrical_engineer)" title="Jim McDonald (electrical engineer)">James McDonald</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh">FRSE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Academy_of_Engineering" title="Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering">FREng</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Institute_of_Physics" title="Fellow of the Institute of Physics">FInstP</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Institution_of_Engineering_and_Technology" title="Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology">FIET</a></span></span> </td> <td>Engineer and Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Strathclyde" title="University of Strathclyde">University of Strathclyde</a> </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>67 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Ridley_Scott" title="Ridley Scott">Ridley Scott</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span></span> </td> <td>Filmmaker and director </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>86 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dame <a href="/wiki/Jenny_Abramsky" title="Jenny Abramsky">Jenny Abramsky</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span></span> </td> <td>Journalist, Chancellor of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_East_Anglia" title="University of East Anglia">University of East Anglia</a> and Director of Audio and Music at the <a href="/wiki/British_Broadcast_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="British Broadcast Corporation">British Broadcast Corporation</a> </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>78 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Terence_Etherton,_Baron_Etherton" title="Terence Etherton, Baron Etherton">Terence Etherton, Baron Etherton</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Counsel" title="King's Counsel">KC</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council (United Kingdom)">PC</a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Master_of_the_Rolls" title="Master of the Rolls">Master of the Rolls</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_High_Court" title="Chancellor of the High Court">Chancellor of the High Court</a> </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>73 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Honorary_Knights_and_Dames_Grand_Cross">Honorary Knights and Dames Grand Cross</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Honorary Knights and Dames Grand Cross"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>See <a href="/wiki/List_of_current_honorary_knights_and_dames_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="List of current honorary knights and dames of the Order of the British Empire">List of current honorary knights and dames of the Order of the British Empire</a> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; background:white; border:#01796f solid;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Country </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Office when appointed </th> <th>Year of appointment </th> <th><b>Present age</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taher_Masri" title="Taher Masri">Taher Masri</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span></span> </td> <td>28th <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Jordan" title="Prime Minister of Jordan">Prime Minister of Jordan</a> </td> <td>1988 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>82 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zsigmond_J%C3%A1rai" title="Zsigmond Járai">Zsigmond Járai</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span></span> </td> <td>7th <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_of_Hungary" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Finance of Hungary">Minister of Finance of Hungary</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">1999 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>72 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_J._Mitchell" title="George J. Mitchell">George Mitchell</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span></span> </td> <td>8th <a href="/wiki/List_of_Chancellors_of_the_Queen%27s_University,_Belfast" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Chancellors of the Queen's University, Belfast">Chancellor of the Queen's University, Belfast</a> </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>91 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicola_Mancino" title="Nicola Mancino">Nicola Mancino</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span></span> </td> <td>8th <a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Italy#Substitute_of_the_head_of_state" title="List of presidents of Italy">Acting President of Italy</a> </td> <td>2000 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>93 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Luciano_Violante" title="Luciano Violante">Luciano Violante</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a></span></span> </td> <td>10th <a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Chamber_of_Deputies_(Italy)" title="List of presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy)">President of the Chamber of Deputies</a> </td> <td>2000 </td> <td><span class="currentage"></span>83 </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_grand_cross_with_diamonds_star_(United_Kingdom_1925-1930)_-_Tallinn_Museum_of_Orders.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Order_of_the_British_Empire_grand_cross_with_diamonds_star_%28United_Kingdom_1925-1930%29_-_Tallinn_Museum_of_Orders.jpg/220px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_grand_cross_with_diamonds_star_%28United_Kingdom_1925-1930%29_-_Tallinn_Museum_of_Orders.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="268" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Order_of_the_British_Empire_grand_cross_with_diamonds_star_%28United_Kingdom_1925-1930%29_-_Tallinn_Museum_of_Orders.jpg/330px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_grand_cross_with_diamonds_star_%28United_Kingdom_1925-1930%29_-_Tallinn_Museum_of_Orders.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Order_of_the_British_Empire_grand_cross_with_diamonds_star_%28United_Kingdom_1925-1930%29_-_Tallinn_Museum_of_Orders.jpg/440px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_grand_cross_with_diamonds_star_%28United_Kingdom_1925-1930%29_-_Tallinn_Museum_of_Orders.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1610" data-file-height="1962" /></a><figcaption>A bejeweled breast star of a Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Forfeiture">Forfeiture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Forfeiture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Only the monarch can annul an honour. The <a href="/wiki/Honours_Forfeiture_Committee" title="Honours Forfeiture Committee">Honours Forfeiture Committee</a> considers cases and makes recommendations for forfeiture. An individual can renounce their honour by returning the insignia to <a href="/wiki/Buckingham_Palace" title="Buckingham Palace">Buckingham Palace</a> and by ceasing to make reference to their honour, but they still hold the honour unless and until annulled by the monarch.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="People_who_declined_Order_of_the_British_Empire_honours">People who declined Order of the British Empire honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: People who declined Order of the British Empire honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_people_who_have_declined_a_British_honour" title="List of people who have declined a British honour">List of people who have declined a British honour</a></div> <p>In 2003, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sunday_Times" title="The Sunday Times">The Sunday Times</a></i> published a list of the people who had rejected the Order of the British Empire, including <a href="/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Cleese" title="John Cleese">John Cleese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nigella_Lawson" title="Nigella Lawson">Nigella Lawson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elgar_Howarth" title="Elgar Howarth">Elgar Howarth</a>, <a href="/wiki/L._S._Lowry" title="L. S. Lowry">L. S. Lowry</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Melly" title="George Melly">George Melly</a>, and <a href="/wiki/J._G._Ballard" title="J. G. Ballard">J. G. Ballard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-mcgavin_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mcgavin-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, Ballard voiced his opposition to the honours system, calling it "a preposterous charade".<sup id="cite_ref-mcgavin_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mcgavin-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The order has attracted some criticism for its naming having connection with the idea of the now-extinct <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British Empire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FifthReport_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FifthReport-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Zephaniah" title="Benjamin Zephaniah">Benjamin Zephaniah</a>, a British poet of <a href="/wiki/British_Jamaicans" title="British Jamaicans">Jamaican</a> and <a href="/wiki/Barbadian_British" title="Barbadian British">Barbadian</a> descent, publicly rejected appointment as an Officer in 2003 because, he asserted, it reminded him of "thousands of years of brutality".<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also said that "it reminds me of how my foremothers were raped and my forefathers brutalised".<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The author <a href="/wiki/C._S._Lewis" title="C. S. Lewis">C. S. Lewis</a> (1898–1963) was named on the last list of honours by <a href="/wiki/George_VI" title="George VI">George VI</a> in December 1951. Despite being a <a href="/wiki/Monarchist" class="mw-redirect" title="Monarchist">monarchist</a>, he declined so as to avoid association with any political issues.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Letters_of_C.S._Lewis_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Letters_of_C.S._Lewis-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, comedian <a href="/wiki/John_Oliver" title="John Oliver">John Oliver</a> turned down an offer of an OBE, which would have been part of the <a href="/wiki/2020_New_Year_Honours" title="2020 New Year Honours">Queen's New Year's Honours</a> list.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> were appointed Members in 1965: <a href="/wiki/John_Lennon" title="John Lennon">John Lennon</a> justified his investiture by comparing military membership in the Order: "Lots of people who complained about us receiving the MBE [status] received theirs for heroism in the war – for killing people ... We received ours for entertaining other people. I'd say we deserve ours more". Lennon later returned his MBE insignia on 25 November 1969, as part of his ongoing peace protests.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other criticism centres on the view that many recipients of the Order are being rewarded with honours for simply doing their jobs; critics say that the Civil Service and Judiciary receive far more orders and honours than leaders of other professions.<sup id="cite_ref-FifthReport_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FifthReport-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Chin_Peng" title="Chin Peng">Chin Peng</a>, a veteran guerrilla fighter of the <a href="/wiki/Malayan_Peoples%27_Anti-Japanese_Army" title="Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army">Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army</a>, was appointed as an Officer for his role in fighting against the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_occupation_of_Malaya" title="Japanese occupation of Malaya">Japanese occupation of Malaya</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, in close co-operation with the British commando <a href="/wiki/Force_136#Malayan_Communist_Party" title="Force 136">Force 136</a>. Several years after the war, his OBE membership was withdrawn by the British government (and became undesirable to Chin Peng himself) when the Communist leader headed his party's guerrilla insurgency against the British Empire during the <a href="/wiki/Malayan_Emergency" title="Malayan Emergency">Malayan Emergency</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom">Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom</a> – the British honours system</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_knights_grand_cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="List of knights grand cross of the Order of the British Empire">List of knights grand cross of the Order of the British Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_dames_grand_cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="List of dames grand cross of the Order of the British Empire">List of dames grand cross of the Order of the British Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_honorary_British_knights_and_dames" title="List of honorary British knights and dames">List of honorary British knights and dames</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_order_of_precedence" class="mw-redirect" title="United Kingdom order of precedence">United Kingdom order of precedence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honours_Committee" title="Honours Committee">Honours Committee</a></li> <li>Roger Willoughby, <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.academia.edu/34552514/For_God_and_the_Empire_The_Medal_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire_1917_1922">For God and the Empire. The Medal of the Order of the British Empire, 1917–1922</a></i> (Savannah Publications, London, 2012) <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-902366-53-0" title="Special:BookSources/1-902366-53-0">1-902366-53-0</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">It is commonly written without "of the Most Excellent Order" and other words not implied by the post-nominals.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Queen Mary, however, stipulated that the riband of a military Dame Grand Cross should not have a central grey stripe; the last appointment of a Dame Grand Cross in the military division was that of Dame <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Browne" title="Sidney Browne">Sidney Browne</a> in 1919.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Use of the BEM continued elsewhere in the Commonwealth; in the UK the BEM (civil) was restored to use 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Whereas DBE is the lowest rank of damehood, KBE is the second-lowest rank of knighthood (above <a href="/wiki/Knights_Bachelor" class="mw-redirect" title="Knights Bachelor">Knights Bachelor</a>). Because of this, women are usually appointed DBE in circumstances when a man would be created a Knight Bachelor (for example, by convention, female judges of the <a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Justice" title="High Court of Justice">High Court</a> are created Dames Commander on appointment, while male judges become Knights Bachelor).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Never surnames – thus Sir <a href="/wiki/Antony_Sher" title="Antony Sher">Antony Sher</a> may be shortened to Sir Antony, but not to Sir Sher.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Quote is "thousands of years", though initial attempts at starting an overseas British Empire only date back to <a href="/wiki/British_Empire#Origins_(1497–1583)" title="British Empire">British Empire#Origins (1497–1583)</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-11990088">"Guide to the Honours"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/BBC_News" title="BBC News">BBC News</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a>. 10 June 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-907605-65-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-907605-65-2"><bdi>978-0-907605-65-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Order+of+the+British+Empire&rft.pub=Central+Chancery+of+the+Orders+of+Knighthood&rft.date=1996&rft.isbn=978-0-907605-65-2&rft.aulast=Galloway&rft.aufirst=Peter&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOrder+of+the+British+Empire" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHood1967" class="citation book cs1">Hood, Frederic (1967). <i>The Chapel of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire</i>. With a foreword by <a href="/wiki/Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh" title="Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh">Prince Philip</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Chapel+of+the+Most+Excellent+Order+of+the+British+Empire&rft.date=1967&rft.aulast=Hood&rft.aufirst=Frederic&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOrder+of+the+British+Empire" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWeatherly1911" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1">Weatherly, Cecil (1911). <span class="cs1-ws-icon" title="s:1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Knighthood and Chivalry"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Knighthood_and_Chivalry">"Knighthood and Chivalry" </a></span>. In <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Chisholm" title="Hugh Chisholm">Chisholm, Hugh</a> (ed.). <i><a href="/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica_Eleventh_Edition" title="Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition">Encyclopædia Britannica</a></i>. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). London: Cambridge University Press. pp. 851–867.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Knighthood+and+Chivalry&rft.btitle=Encyclop%C3%A6dia+Britannica&rft.place=London&rft.pages=851-867&rft.edition=11th&rft.pub=Cambridge+University+Press&rft.date=1911&rft.aulast=Weatherly&rft.aufirst=Cecil&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOrder+of+the+British+Empire" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230307205521/https://www.centralchancery.org.uk/Content/documents/OBE%20Statutes%20Book.pdf"><i>Statutes of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. London: The Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood. 1995. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.centralchancery.org.uk/Content/documents/OBE%20Statutes%20Book.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 7 March 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Statutes+of+the+Most+Excellent+Order+of+the+British+Empire&rft.place=London&rft.pub=The+Central+Chancery+of+the+Orders+of+Knighthood&rft.date=1995&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.centralchancery.org.uk%2FContent%2Fdocuments%2FOBE%2520Statutes%2520Book.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOrder+of+the+British+Empire" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_British_Empire&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></span></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="extiw" title="commons:Order of the British Empire"><span style="font-style:italic; font-weight:bold;">Order of the British Empire</span></a>.</div></div> </div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.royal.uk/queen-and-honours">Order of the British Empire</a> – official website of the British Monarchy</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gov.uk/honours">The Honours system</a> – UK Government</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.TheGazette.co.uk/honours-lists">Queen's Birthday and New Year honours</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_London_Gazette" title="The London Gazette">The London Gazette</a></i>, lists recipients of honours</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/all-notices/content/101112">The Order of the British Empire centenary</a> – historical overview by the Gazette</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040420141242/http://www.cam.ac.uk/societies/cuhags/orderofc/brit_emp.htm">"The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire" (2002)</a> – <a href="/wiki/Cambridge_University_Heraldic_and_Genealogical_Society" title="Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society">Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://heraldica.org/topics/britain/order_precedence.htm">"Order of Precedence in England and Wales", Velde, F. 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Kingdom</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Orders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter" title="Order of the Garter">Garter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Thistle" title="Order of the Thistle">Thistle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Bath" title="Order of the Bath">Bath</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Merit" title="Order of Merit">Merit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" title="Order of St Michael and St George">St Michael and St George</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Order" title="Royal Victorian Order">Royal Victorian</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">Distinguished Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">British Empire</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Service_Order" title="Imperial Service Order">Imperial Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Companions_of_Honour" title="Order of the Companions of Honour">Companions of Honour</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Saint_John_(chartered_1888)" title="Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)">St John</a></span></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Orders_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Royal Family Orders of the United Kingdom">Royal family orders</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_George_VI" title="Royal Family Order of George VI">George VI</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_Elizabeth_II" title="Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_Charles_III" title="Royal Family Order of Charles III">Charles III</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Dormant</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_St_Patrick" title="Order of St Patrick">St Patrick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Crown_of_India" title="Order of the Crown of India">Crown of India</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Star_of_India" title="Order of the Star of India">Star of India</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Indian_Empire" title="Order of the Indian Empire">Indian Empire</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Order_of_Merit" title="Indian Order of Merit">Indian Merit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_British_India" title="Order of British India">British India</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Burma" title="Order of Burma">Burma</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Guelphic_Order" title="Royal Guelphic Order">Royal Guelphic</a></span></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Royal family orders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_George_IV" title="Royal Family Order of George IV">George IV</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Order_of_Victoria_and_Albert" title="Royal Order of Victoria and Albert">Victoria & Albert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_Edward_VII" title="Royal Family Order of Edward VII">Edward VII</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_George_V" title="Royal Family Order of George V">George V</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Chain" title="Royal Victorian Chain">Royal Victorian Chain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hereditary_peer" title="Hereditary peer">Hereditary peerage</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Life_peer" title="Life peer">Life peerage</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council (United Kingdom)">Privy counsellor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Baronet" title="Baronet">Baronet</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Bachelor" title="Knight Bachelor">Knight Bachelor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Aide-de-camp" title="Aide-de-camp">Aide-de-camp</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current<br />decorations<br />and medals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 1</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Cross" title="George Cross">George Cross</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 2A</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">Distinguished Service Order</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Conspicuous_Gallantry_Cross" title="Conspicuous Gallantry Cross">Conspicuous Gallantry Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Red_Cross" title="Royal Red Cross">Royal Red Cross (class I)</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 2B</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Medal" title="George Medal">George Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Police_Medal" title="King's Police Medal">King's Police Medal, for Gallantry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Fire_Service_Medal" title="King's Fire Service Medal">King's Fire Service Medal, for Gallantry</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 3A</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)">Distinguished Service Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Military_Cross" title="Military Cross">Military Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)">Distinguished Flying Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)">Air Force Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Red_Cross" title="Royal Red Cross">Royal Red Cross (class II)</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 3B</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sea_Gallantry_Medal" title="Sea Gallantry Medal">Sea Gallantry Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Gallantry_Medal" title="King's Gallantry Medal">King's Gallantry Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Medal" title="Royal Victorian Medal">Royal Victorian Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/British_Empire_Medal" title="British Empire Medal">British Empire Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Police_Medal" title="King's Police Medal">King’s Police Medal, for Distinguished Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Fire_Service_Medal" title="King's Fire Service Medal">King's Fire Service Medal, for Distinguished Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Ambulance_Service_Medal" title="King's Ambulance Service Medal">King's Ambulance Service Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Volunteer_Reserves_Medal" title="King's Volunteer Reserves Medal">King's Volunteer Reserves Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Polar_Medal" title="Polar Medal">Polar Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Service_Medal" title="Imperial Service Medal">Imperial Service Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Overseas_Territories_Police_Medal" title="Overseas Territories Police Medal">Overseas Territories Police Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Merchant_Navy_Medal_for_Meritorious_Service" title="Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service">Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 4</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mentioned_in_dispatches#United_Kingdom,_British_Empire,_and_Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Mentioned in dispatches">Mentioned in Despatches</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Commendation_for_Bravery" title="King's Commendation for Bravery">King's Commendation for Bravery</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Commendation_for_Bravery" title="King's Commendation for Bravery">King's Commendation for Bravery in the Air</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Commendation_for_Valuable_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service">King's Commendation for Valuable Service</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Badge_of_Honour" title="Badge of Honour">Badge of Honour</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Cross" title="Elizabeth Cross">Elizabeth Cross</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Obsolete<br />decorations<br />and medals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 1</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Order_of_Merit" title="Indian Order of Merit">Indian Order of Merit (1st class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Albert_Medal_for_Lifesaving" title="Albert Medal for Lifesaving">Albert Medal (1st class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Medal" title="Edward Medal">Edward Medal (1st class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Empire_Gallantry_Medal" title="Empire Gallantry Medal">Empire Gallantry Medal</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 2A</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Order_of_Merit" title="Indian Order of Merit">Indian Order of Merit (2nd class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Conduct_Medal" title="Distinguished Conduct Medal">Distinguished Conduct Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Conspicuous_Gallantry_Medal" title="Conspicuous Gallantry Medal">Conspicuous Gallantry Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Conspicuous_Gallantry_Medal" title="Conspicuous Gallantry Medal">Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying)</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 2B</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Albert_Medal_for_Lifesaving" title="Albert Medal for Lifesaving">Albert Medal (2nd class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Medal" title="Edward Medal">Edward Medal (2nd class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Union_of_South_Africa_King%27s_Medal_for_Bravery,_Gold" title="Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery, Gold">Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery, Gold</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 3A</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_British_India" title="Order of British India">Order of British India (1st class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_British_India" title="Order of British India">Order of British India (2nd class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Order_of_Merit" title="Indian Order of Merit">Indian Order of Merit (3rd class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Title_Badge_(India)" title="Title Badge (India)">Title Badge (India) (1st class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Title_Badge_(India)" title="Title Badge (India)">Title Badge (India) (2nd class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Title_Badge_(India)" title="Title Badge (India)">Title Badge (India) (3rd class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/African_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal" title="African Distinguished Conduct Medal">Royal West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/African_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal" title="African Distinguished Conduct Medal">King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Distinguished_Service_Medal" title="Indian Distinguished Service Medal">Indian Distinguished Service Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Medal_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Service Medal (United Kingdom)">Distinguished Service Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Military_Medal" title="Military Medal">Military Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Medal" title="Distinguished Flying Medal">Distinguished Flying Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Medal" title="Air Force Medal">Air Force Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Burma_Gallantry_Medal" title="Burma Gallantry Medal">Burma Gallantry Medal</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 3B</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Constabulary_Medal_(Ireland)" title="Constabulary Medal (Ireland)">Constabulary Medal (Ireland)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Union_of_South_Africa_King%27s_Medal_for_Bravery,_Silver" title="Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery, Silver">Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery, Silver</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kaisar-i-Hind_Medal" title="Kaisar-i-Hind Medal">Kaisar-i-Hind Medal (Gold, Silver, Bronze)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Police_Medal" title="Indian Police Medal">Indian Police Medal, for Gallantry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ceylon_Police_Medal" title="Ceylon Police Medal">Ceylon Police Medal, for Gallantry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone_Police_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Sierra Leone Police Medal">Sierra Leone Police Medal, for Gallantry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone_Fire_Brigades_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal">Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal, for Gallantry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mauritius_Police_Long_Service_and_Good_Conduct_Medal#Other_Mauritius_police_medals" title="Mauritius Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal">Mauritius Police Medal for Meritorious Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Overseas_Territories_Police_Medal" title="Overseas Territories Police Medal">Colonial Police Medal, for Gallantry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Canada_Medal" title="Canada Medal">Canada Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Medal_for_Chiefs" title="Queen's Medal for Chiefs">Queen's Medal for Chiefs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Police_Medal" title="Indian Police Medal">Indian Police Medal, for Meritorious Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ceylon_Police_Medal" title="Ceylon Police Medal">Ceylon Police Medal, for Merit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone_Police_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Sierra Leone Police Medal">Sierra Leone Police Medal, for Meritorious Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone_Fire_Brigades_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal">Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal, for Meritorious Service</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 4</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Commendation_for_Brave_Conduct" title="Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct">Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Commendation_for_Valuable_Service_in_the_Air" title="Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air">Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <dl><dt><span class="nowrap">See also</span></dt> <dd><span 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Bath" title="Order of the Bath">Most Honourable<br />Order of the Bath</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/35px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/53px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/70px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/35px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/53px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/70px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/35px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/53px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/70px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" title="Order of St Michael and St George">Most Distinguished<br />Order of St Michael<br />and St George</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG/DCMG)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Most Excellent Order<br />of the British Empire</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Civil)_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/35px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/53px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/70px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span>/<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Military)_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/35px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/53px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/70px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Civil)_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/35px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/53px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/70px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span>/<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Military)_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/35px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/53px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/70px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE/DBE)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Civil)_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/35px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/53px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/70px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span>/<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Military)_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/35px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/53px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/70px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Civil)_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/35px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/53px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/70px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span>/<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Military)_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/35px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/53px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/70px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Civil)_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/35px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/53px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/70px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span>/<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Military)_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/35px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/53px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/70px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Service_Order" title="Imperial Service Order">Imperial Service Order</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ribbon_Imperial_Service_Order_100x30.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Ribbon_Imperial_Service_Order_100x30.jpg/35px-Ribbon_Imperial_Service_Order_100x30.jpg" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Ribbon_Imperial_Service_Order_100x30.jpg/53px-Ribbon_Imperial_Service_Order_100x30.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Ribbon_Imperial_Service_Order_100x30.jpg/70px-Ribbon_Imperial_Service_Order_100x30.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Companions_of_Honour" title="Order of the Companions of Honour">Order of the<br />Companions of Honour</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_Companions_of_Honour_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Order_of_Companions_of_Honour_ribbon.png/35px-Order_of_Companions_of_Honour_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Order_of_Companions_of_Honour_ribbon.png/53px-Order_of_Companions_of_Honour_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Order_of_Companions_of_Honour_ribbon.png/70px-Order_of_Companions_of_Honour_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Miscellaneous</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hereditary_peer" title="Hereditary peer">Hereditary peer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Life_peer" title="Life peer">Life peer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Baronet%27s_Badge_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Baronet%27s_Badge_ribbon.png/35px-Baronet%27s_Badge_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Baronet%27s_Badge_ribbon.png/53px-Baronet%27s_Badge_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Baronet%27s_Badge_ribbon.png/70px-Baronet%27s_Badge_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Baronet" title="Baronet">Baronet</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:200px_ribbon_bar_of_the_Knight_Bachelor_medal_(UK).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/200px_ribbon_bar_of_the_Knight_Bachelor_medal_%28UK%29.svg/35px-200px_ribbon_bar_of_the_Knight_Bachelor_medal_%28UK%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/200px_ribbon_bar_of_the_Knight_Bachelor_medal_%28UK%29.svg/53px-200px_ribbon_bar_of_the_Knight_Bachelor_medal_%28UK%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/200px_ribbon_bar_of_the_Knight_Bachelor_medal_%28UK%29.svg/70px-200px_ribbon_bar_of_the_Knight_Bachelor_medal_%28UK%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Bachelor" title="Knight Bachelor">Knight Bachelor</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Military<br />gallantry/bravery<br />decorations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">In the face<br />of the enemy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg/35px-UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg/53px-UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg/70px-UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a> (VC)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Distinguished_Service_Cross_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/UK_Distinguished_Service_Cross_BAR.svg/35px-UK_Distinguished_Service_Cross_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/UK_Distinguished_Service_Cross_BAR.svg/53px-UK_Distinguished_Service_Cross_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/UK_Distinguished_Service_Cross_BAR.svg/70px-UK_Distinguished_Service_Cross_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)">Distinguished Service Cross</a> (DSC)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Cross_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Military_Cross_ribbon.png/35px-Military_Cross_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Military_Cross_ribbon.png/53px-Military_Cross_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Military_Cross_ribbon.png/70px-Military_Cross_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Military_Cross" title="Military Cross">Military Cross</a> (MC)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_Kingdom_Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/United_Kingdom_Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg/35px-United_Kingdom_Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/United_Kingdom_Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg/53px-United_Kingdom_Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/United_Kingdom_Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg/70px-United_Kingdom_Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)">Distinguished Flying Cross</a> (DFC)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CGM_UK_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/CGM_UK_ribbon.png/35px-CGM_UK_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/CGM_UK_ribbon.png/53px-CGM_UK_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/CGM_UK_ribbon.png/70px-CGM_UK_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Conspicuous_Gallantry_Medal" title="Conspicuous Gallantry Medal">Conspicuous Gallantry Medal</a> (CGM)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/UK_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/UK_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/UK_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Conduct_Medal" title="Distinguished Conduct Medal">Distinguished Conduct Medal</a> (DCM)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CGM_(Flying)_UK_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/CGM_%28Flying%29_UK_ribbon.png/35px-CGM_%28Flying%29_UK_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/CGM_%28Flying%29_UK_ribbon.png/53px-CGM_%28Flying%29_UK_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/CGM_%28Flying%29_UK_ribbon.png/70px-CGM_%28Flying%29_UK_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Conspicuous_Gallantry_Medal" title="Conspicuous Gallantry Medal">Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying)</a> (CGM)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/UK_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/UK_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/UK_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Medal_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Service Medal (United Kingdom)">Distinguished Service Medal</a> (DSM)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Military_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/UK_Military_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_Military_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/UK_Military_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_Military_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/UK_Military_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_Military_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Military_Medal" title="Military Medal">Military Medal</a> (MM)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Distinguished_Flying_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Distinguished_Flying_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Distinguished_Flying_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Distinguished_Flying_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Distinguished_Flying_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Distinguished_Flying_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Distinguished_Flying_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Medal" title="Distinguished Flying Medal">Distinguished Flying Medal</a> (DFM)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_MID_1920-94.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/UK_MID_1920-94.svg/35px-UK_MID_1920-94.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/UK_MID_1920-94.svg/53px-UK_MID_1920-94.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/UK_MID_1920-94.svg/70px-UK_MID_1920-94.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="260" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Mentioned_in_dispatches" title="Mentioned in dispatches">Mentioned in despatches</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Not the face<br />of the enemy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_AFC_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/UK_AFC_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_AFC_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/UK_AFC_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_AFC_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/UK_AFC_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_AFC_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)">Air Force Cross</a> (AFC)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_AFM_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/UK_AFM_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_AFM_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/UK_AFM_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_AFM_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/UK_AFM_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_AFM_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Medal" title="Air Force Medal">Air Force Medal</a> (AFM)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Commendation_for_Brave_Conduct" title="Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct">Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Distinguished<br />service<br />decorations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">In the face<br />of the enemy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dso-ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Dso-ribbon.png/35px-Dso-ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Dso-ribbon.png/53px-Dso-ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Dso-ribbon.png/70px-Dso-ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">Distinguished Service Order</a> (DSO)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Not the face<br />of the enemy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Queens_Police_Medal_for_Merit.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Queens_Police_Medal_for_Merit.png/35px-Queens_Police_Medal_for_Merit.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Queens_Police_Medal_for_Merit.png/53px-Queens_Police_Medal_for_Merit.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Queens_Police_Medal_for_Merit.png/70px-Queens_Police_Medal_for_Merit.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Police_Medal" title="King's Police Medal">King's Police Medal for Distinguished Service</a> (KPM)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Queens_Fire_Service_Medal_UK.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Queens_Fire_Service_Medal_UK.png/35px-Queens_Fire_Service_Medal_UK.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Queens_Fire_Service_Medal_UK.png/53px-Queens_Fire_Service_Medal_UK.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Queens_Fire_Service_Medal_UK.png/70px-Queens_Fire_Service_Medal_UK.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Fire_Service_Medal" title="King's Fire Service Medal">King's Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service</a> (KFSM)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Civil bravery<br />decorations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Cross_UK_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/George_Cross_UK_ribbon.png/35px-George_Cross_UK_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/George_Cross_UK_ribbon.png/53px-George_Cross_UK_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/George_Cross_UK_ribbon.png/70px-George_Cross_UK_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="508" data-file-height="149" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/George_Cross" title="George Cross">George Cross</a> (GC)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Albert_Medal_1st_class_(Land).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/UK_Albert_Medal_1st_class_%28Land%29.png/35px-UK_Albert_Medal_1st_class_%28Land%29.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/UK_Albert_Medal_1st_class_%28Land%29.png/53px-UK_Albert_Medal_1st_class_%28Land%29.png 1.5x, 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data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Albert_Medal_for_Lifesaving" title="Albert Medal for Lifesaving">Albert Medal, First Class (Sea)</a> (AM)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Albert_Medal_2nd_class_(Land).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/UK_Albert_Medal_2nd_class_%28Land%29.png/35px-UK_Albert_Medal_2nd_class_%28Land%29.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/UK_Albert_Medal_2nd_class_%28Land%29.png/53px-UK_Albert_Medal_2nd_class_%28Land%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/UK_Albert_Medal_2nd_class_%28Land%29.png/70px-UK_Albert_Medal_2nd_class_%28Land%29.png 2x" data-file-width="103" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Albert_Medal_for_Lifesaving" title="Albert Medal for Lifesaving">Albert Medal, Second Class</a> (AM)</span></li> 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