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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 ]
Knight/Dame Commander (KBE/DBE) Commander (CBE) Officer (OBE) Member (MBE) 4 June 1917 King George V 'For God and the Empire' Miscellaneous (military and civil). The Sovereign makes all appointments to the Order on the advice of the Government. British Empire Medal [17] Order of the Companions of Honour: Member (CH) 4 June 1917 King George V
The lowest knightly honour that can be conferred upon a woman is Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE), which is one rank higher than Knight Bachelor (being the female equivalent of KBE or Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, which is the next male knightly rank above Knight Bachelor).
After a 1993 review of the British honours system, the government decided that the distinction between the BEM and MBE had "become increasingly tenuous" and the Prime Minister, John Major, ended the award of the BEM [9] to British subjects, although the medal continued to be awarded in some Commonwealth realms, such as the Bahamas and the Cook ...
The Rt Hon Lady Justice (Mary) Smith, DBE: Lady Justice: Lady Justice: My Lady Retired female Lord Justice of Appeal: The Rt Hon Dame Mary Smith, DBE: Judge or Dame Mary: Dame Mary: My Lady Male High Court judge: The Hon. Mr Justice (John) Smith: Judge: Judge: My Lord Retired male High Court judge: Sir John Smith: Judge or Sir John: Sir John ...
Minority business enterprise (MBE) is an American designation for businesses which are at least 51% owned, operated and controlled on a daily basis by one or more (in combination) American citizens of the following ethnic minority and/or gender (e.g. woman-owned) and/or military veteran classifications: [citation needed] African American
DBE: United States: 2024 [23] Eric Schmidt: KBE: United States: 2024 [23] Pierre Joxe: KBE: France: References This page was last edited on 25 November 2024, at 15:38 ...
Post-nominal letters are used in the United Kingdom after a person's name in order to indicate their positions, qualifications, memberships, or other status. There are various established orders for giving these, e.g. from the Ministry of Justice, Debrett's, and A & C Black's Titles and Forms of Address, which are generally in close agreement.