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H.M. The Queen's Birthday Honours
Welcome to birthdayhonours.com. This site will soon have a full list of the queen's birthday honours.
The
Queen's Birthday Honours are awarded to people
of outstanding merit. Anybody can be nominated
for an honour, but only exceptional people
receive one. Those honoured work in a wide range
of fields including, but not limited to, sports,
education, medical research, heritage, and local
arts and sports projects.
Honours lists are published
twice a year at New Year and in mid-June on the
date of the Queen's official
birthday.
The honours lists contain a wide variety of
people from different backgrounds. Anyone can
nominate someone for an award.
Lists of
honours and awards are published here at
www.birthdayhonours.com,
and
in
The London Gazette, the official newspaper of
record for the UK.
Types
of honours and award
There are a number of different types of award, along with Orders of Chivalry:
Companion of Honour
Awarded for a pre-eminent and sustained contribution in the arts, science, medicine, or government.
Knight or Dame
Awarded for a pre-eminent contribution in any field of activity, through:
- achievement or service to the community usually, but not exclusively, at national level or
- in a capacity which will be recognised by peer groups as inspirational and significant nationally and
- which demonstrates sustained commitment.
CBE
Awarded for:
- a prominent national role of a lesser degree or
- a conspicuous leading role in regional affairs, through achievement or service to the community or
- making a highly distinguished, innovative contribution in his or her area of activity
OBE
Awarded for:
- a distinguished regional or county-wide role in any field
- through achievement or service to the community
- including notable practitioners known nationally
MBE
Awarded for:
- achievement or service in and to the community of a responsible kind which is outstanding in its field or
- very local 'hands-on' service which stands out as an example to others
The Queen's Award for
Enterprise Promotion
The Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion recognises individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to promoting business enterprise skills and attitudes in other people – for example amongst young people or those in disadvantaged communities or in under-represented groups. These activities could be at a national, regional or local level.
In all cases awards illuminate areas of dedicated service which merit public recognition.