Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire

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grade of the Order of the British Empire honorary chivalric rank

The Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire is one of the highest honorary ranks in a British chivalric order, bestowed by the monarch on distinguished non-British nationals for exceptional service to the United Kingdom or its interests.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire canonical	5

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	grade of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ honorary chivalric rank ⓘ
abbreviation	Hon GBE ⓘ
associatedWith	British honours system NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardedBy	British monarch NERFINISHED ⓘ King Charles III NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardedFor	contributions to international relations involving the United Kingdom ⓘ diplomatic service ⓘ military cooperation with the United Kingdom ⓘ public service ⓘ
awardType	honorary knighthood ⓘ
ceremonialHead	Sovereign of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
ceremonyLocation	United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
confersTitle	does not confer the style “Dame” ⓘ does not confer the style “Sir” ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
eligibility	foreign citizens ⓘ non-British nationals ⓘ
foundedBy	King George V NERFINISHED ⓘ
gradeOf	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGenderedForm	Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ
higherRank	none within the Order of the British Empire ⓘ
honoraryStatus	does not grant British citizenship ⓘ does not grant a seat in the House of Lords ⓘ recipient remains a foreign national ⓘ
inception	1917 ⓘ
insignia	badge of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ sash of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ star of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ
jurisdiction	United Kingdom honours system NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
lowerRank	Honorary Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
orderMotto	For God and the Empire ⓘ
orderType	order of chivalry ⓘ
partOf	Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
postNominalLetters	GBE (honorary) ⓘ
purpose	recognition of exceptional service to the United Kingdom ⓘ recognition of service to British interests abroad ⓘ
rank	highest honorary grade of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ one of the highest honorary British orders of chivalry ⓘ
relatedOrder	Most Excellent Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	formally Christian but effectively ecumenical ⓘ
status	currently awarded ⓘ
symbolizes	recognition by the British Crown of foreign service ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

George Mitchell → awardReceived → Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: George J. Mitchell

Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum → awardReceived → Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Averell Harriman → awardReceived → Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire → higherRank → Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

John Hay Whitney → awardReceived → Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ