British honours system

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award system honours system

The British honours system is the formal framework through which the United Kingdom recognizes individuals for outstanding achievement, service, or bravery with titles, orders, and decorations.

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All labels observed (13)

Label Occurrences
British honours system canonical 99
United Kingdom honours system 13
British orders of chivalry 2

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf award system ⓘ
honours system ⓘ
administeredBy Cabinet Office ⓘ
surface form: Cabinet Office Honours and Appointments Secretariat
alsoKnownAs UK honours system ⓘ
controversies historical association with empire ⓘ
perceived political patronage ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
eligibility British citizens ⓘ
Commonwealth citizens ⓘ
foreign nationals in honorary capacity ⓘ
hasRankStructure orders divided into classes or grades ⓘ
includes Distinguished Service Order ⓘ
surface form: The Distinguished Service Order

The George Cross ⓘ
The Queen's Gallantry Medal ⓘ
surface form: The King's Gallantry Medal

Order of the British Empire ⓘ
surface form: The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Order of the Bath ⓘ
surface form: The Most Honourable Order of the Bath

Order of the Garter ⓘ
surface form: The Most Noble Order of the Garter

Order of Merit ⓘ
surface form: The Order of Merit

Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
surface form: The Order of St Michael and St George

The Order of the Companions of Honour ⓘ
The Queen's Gallantry Medal ⓘ
The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ
The Victoria Cross ⓘ
baronetcies ⓘ
damehoods ⓘ
decorations ⓘ
hereditary peerages ⓘ
knight bachelor ⓘ
knighthoods ⓘ
life peerages ⓘ
medals ⓘ
orders of chivalry ⓘ
peerages ⓘ
titles ⓘ
mainHonoursLists Birthday Honours ⓘ
New Year Honours ⓘ
monarchRole confers honours on advice of the government ⓘ
fount of honour ⓘ
nominationsFrom UK government ⓘ
devolved administrations ⓘ
public nominations ⓘ
purpose to recognise bravery ⓘ
to recognise outstanding achievement ⓘ
to recognise public service ⓘ
reforms greater use of public nominations ⓘ
introduction of life peerages ⓘ
symbol insignia such as stars, badges, and ribbons ⓘ
post-nominal letters ⓘ
typicalOrderGrades Commander ⓘ
Knight or Dame Commander ⓘ
Order of the British Empire ⓘ
surface form: Knight or Dame Grand Cross

Member ⓘ
Officer ⓘ

Referenced by (127)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Order of Merit → belongsTo → British honours system ⓘ
Knight Bachelor → partOf → British honours system ⓘ
Knight Bachelor → isOldestRankOfKnighthoodIn → British honours system ⓘ
Knight Bachelor → isAnnouncedIn → British honours system ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Year Honours
Crown Office → associatedWith → British honours system ⓘ
Peerage of Scotland → integratedInto → British honours system ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Kingdom honours system
Companion of Honour → associatedWith → British honours system ⓘ
Companion of Honour → hasCategory → British honours system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Civil awards and decorations of the United Kingdom
Garter Day → honoursSystem → British honours system ⓘ
Royal Knights and Ladies → linkedToInstitution → British honours system ⓘ
KG → usedIn → British honours system ⓘ
LG → associatedWith → British honours system ⓘ
KBE → honoursSystem → British honours system ⓘ
The Right Honourable → associatedWith → British honours system ⓘ
Order of the Bath → associatedWith → British honours system ⓘ
Stranger Knights and Ladies → associatedWith → British honours system ⓘ
Birthday Honours → hasCategory → British honours system ⓘ
Birthday Honours → hasCategory → British honours system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom
New Year Honours → partOf → British honours system ⓘ
Order of St Michael and St George → partOf → British honours system ⓘ
Most Exalted Order of the Star of India → linkedTo → British honours system ⓘ
CSI → awardContext → British honours system ⓘ
CSI → awardContext → British honours system ⓘ
subject surface form: Order of the Star of India
Knight of the Bath → associatedWith → British honours system ⓘ
Queen of Solomon Islands → headOf → British honours system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands honours system
Royal Family Order of George VI → associatedWith → British honours system ⓘ
Peerage of the United Kingdom → partOf → British honours system ⓘ
Distinguished Service Order → jurisdiction → British honours system ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Kingdom honours system
Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II → belongsTo → British honours system ⓘ
Garter riband → associatedWith → British honours system ⓘ
Sir → associatedWith → British honours system ⓘ
The George Cross → isPartOf → British honours system ⓘ
subject surface form: George Cross
The George Cross → category → British honours system ⓘ
subject surface form: George Cross
this entity surface form: Civil awards and decorations of the United Kingdom
The Queen's Gallantry Medal → isPartOf → British honours system ⓘ
Knight or Dame Commander → partOf → British honours system ⓘ
MC → partOf → British honours system ⓘ
Peerage of Great Britain → partOf → British honours system ⓘ
Lady of the Thistle → hasJurisdiction → British honours system ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Kingdom honours system
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal → usedIn → British honours system ⓘ
Life peerage (Baron Olivier) → honourSystem → British honours system ⓘ
subject surface form: Baron Olivier
GBE → hasPrecedenceIn → British honours system ⓘ
Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter → hasJurisdiction → British honours system ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Kingdom honours system
GCB → associatedWith → British honours system ⓘ
GCB → associatedWith → British honours system ⓘ
this entity surface form: British orders of chivalry
GCB → honourSystem → British honours system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom
KCB → usedIn → British honours system ⓘ
DCB → partOf → British honours system ⓘ
Secretary of the Order of St Michael and St George → isPositionIn → British honours system ⓘ
MBE → belongsToHonoursSystem → British honours system ⓘ
GCMG → associatedWith → British honours system ⓘ