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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 ]
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
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
The honour of knighthood comes from the days of medieval chivalry, as does the method used to confer the knighthood - the accolade, or the touch of a sword, by the sovereign. A knight is styled ...
Knight/Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter KG/LG; Knight/Lady of the Order of the Thistle KT/LT; Knight of the Order of St Patrick [note 1] KP; Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath GCB; Member of the Order of Merit OM; Baronet's Badge Bt/Btss [note 2] Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India [note 1] GCSI
Returned CBE in 2016 in disgust at the "Dishonours List" of David Cameron "showering peerages, knighthoods and other rewards on friends and party backers". Michael Sheen , Welsh actor (appointed OBE in the 2009 New Year Honours list for his services to drama [ 188 ] ).
He previously turned down being made an OBE while ex-Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells held on to her CBE award because it “felt wrong”, but calls for him to be knighted after Ms ...
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 ...