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  2. Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom

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    As the head of state, the Sovereign is the fount of honour, [1] but the system for identifying and recognising candidates to honour has changed considerably over time. . Various orders of knighthood have been created (see below) as well as awards for military service, bravery, merit, and achievement which take the form of decorations or

  3. List of people who have declined a British honour - Wikipedia

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    Boris Johnson, who resigned from the Commons, has not been offered a peerage, and nor has Liz Truss, who lost re-election in 2024. Sir Edward Heath, in 2001. Remaining in the House of Commons for more than 25 years after his premiership, Heath personally disapproved of political honours while realising their usefulness as a source of political ...

  4. List of current honorary knights and dames of the Order of ...

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    Knight/Dame Commander Star of the Order of the British Empire. Military ranks listed denotes the awarded being in the military division. Military rank Name Post-nominals

  5. Why is Paula Vennells handing back her CBE, and what role ...

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    The former Post Office boss Paula Vennells is to hand back her CBE following the fallout of the Horizon IT scandal (Yui Mok/PA) Until the King acts on the advice of the committee, however, Ms ...

  6. Order of the British Empire - Wikipedia

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    Top to bottom: KBE or CBE (military) badge and riband, GBE star, KBE/DBE star, MBE (civil) and OBE (military) badges and ribands. The designs of insignia of the order and medal were altered in 1937, prior to the coronation of King George VI , 'in commemoration of the reign of King George V and Queen Mary, during which the Order was founded'. [ 4 ]

  7. List of honorary British knights and dames - Wikipedia

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    Many people have been created honorary knights or dames by the British crown.There are also those that have been appointed to two comparable orders, the Order of Merit and the Order of the Companions of Honour, and those that have had conferred on them the decoration of the Royal Victorian Chain; none of these carries pre-nominal styles.

  8. Wikipedia talk:Notability (awards and honors) - Wikipedia

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    At the same time, I am not sure everyone getting a CVO or CBE is notable, which is why in my proposal above I included the caveat that "if a person has been appointed to the Commander/Companion grade of an Order of Knighthood of the United Kingdom for work not connected with the royal household or the civil, diplomatic or military services ...

  9. Post Office campaigner Sir Alan Bates to be knighted at ...

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    Sir Alan was portrayed by actor Toby Jones in the ITV drama Mr Bates Vs The Post Office, with the four-part mini-series helping to renew attention on the scandal.