Birthday Honours
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The Birthday Honours are a British honours list published annually to mark the reigning monarch’s official birthday, recognizing individuals for their public service and achievements.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| King’s Birthday Honours | 1 |
| Queen’s Birthday Honours | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | British honours list ⓘ |
| announcedBy | UK government ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
citizens of Commonwealth realms
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citizens of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| approvedBy | reigning monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Birthday Honours
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King’s Birthday Honours
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Queen’s Birthday Honours
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| basedOn | reigning monarch’s official birthday ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| follows | New Year Honours ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Annual events in the United Kingdom
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British honours system ⓘ British honours system ⓘ
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Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom
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| hasComponent |
civil division honours
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military division honours ⓘ |
| includes |
appointments to the Order of St Michael and St George
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appointments to the Order of the Bath ⓘ appointments to the Order of the British Empire ⓘ appointments to the Royal Victorian Order ⓘ award of the British Empire Medal ⓘ award of the Queen’s Ambulance Service Medal ⓘ award of the Queen’s Fire Service Medal ⓘ award of the Queen’s Police Medal ⓘ award of the Queen’s Volunteer Reserves Medal ⓘ decorations ⓘ knighthoods ⓘ medals ⓘ orders of chivalry ⓘ peerages ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British honours system ⓘ |
| publishedIn |
London Gazette
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surface form:
The London Gazette
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| purpose |
to recognize individuals for achievements
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to recognize individuals for public service ⓘ |
| recognizes |
charitable work
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community service ⓘ contributions to public life ⓘ services to business ⓘ services to education ⓘ services to healthcare ⓘ services to science ⓘ services to sport ⓘ services to the arts ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
assessment by honours committees
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nominations from government departments ⓘ public nominations ⓘ |
| typicalAnnouncementMonth | June ⓘ |
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King’s Birthday Honours
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Queen’s Birthday Honours
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire