Honour recipients are appointed to one of the orders of chivalry made up of different ranks, with most appointments made to the Order of the British Empire. Others include the Royal Victorian Order ...

Seven Guernsey residents have been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours list. Among those receiving the honours is Douglas Perkins, co-founder of Specsavers, who has been appointed a Commander of ...

The release of the King’s Birthday Honours provides an opportunity to celebrate individual outstanding achievements and contributions to British society. But who decides how honours are handed out, ...

Ranks in the Order are Knight or Dame Grand Cross (GCMG), Knight or ... Recipients are entitled to put the initials CH after their name. Orders of the British Empire King George V created these ...

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Women have no agency in patriarchal India. Even the one who is hand-picked to run a global luxury behemoth was not allowed to ...

Debbie Crosbie, the only woman to lead a ‘big six’ bank in the UK, has been given a damehood for her services to financial services.

As Pride & Prejudice celebrates 20 years, we reflect on the film's legacy and the remarkable journeys of its cast, who have ...

Lady Beryl Dunstan, wife of late Governor Lieutenant General Sir Donald Dunstan, was born Beryl Dunningham in Sydney and was ...

British Empire Medal (BEM) The medal was founded in 1917 and was awarded for "meritorious" actions by civilians or military personnel, although the recipients did not attend a royal investiture.