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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Predicate Object
instanceOf British honours list
announcedBy UK government
appliesTo citizens of Commonwealth realms
citizens of the United Kingdom
approvedBy reigning monarch
associatedWith Birthday Honours self-linksurface differs
surface form: King’s Birthday Honours

Birthday Honours self-linksurface differs
surface form: Queen’s Birthday Honours
basedOn reigning monarch’s official birthday
country United Kingdom
follows New Year Honours
frequency annual
hasCategory Annual events in the United Kingdom
British honours system
British honours system
surface form: Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom
hasComponent civil division honours
military division honours
includes appointments to the Order of St Michael and St George
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
surface form: The London Gazette
purpose to recognize individuals for achievements
to recognize individuals for public service
recognizes charitable work
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
nominations from government departments
public nominations
typicalAnnouncementMonth June

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Birthday Honours associatedWith Birthday Honours self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: King’s Birthday Honours
Birthday Honours associatedWith Birthday Honours self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Queen’s Birthday Honours
CBE conferredIn Birthday Honours
New Year Honours follows Birthday Honours
OBE includedIn Birthday Honours
Knight Bachelor isAnnouncedIn Birthday Honours
British honours system mainHonoursLists Birthday Honours
DBE usedIn Birthday Honours
Knight Commander usedIn Birthday Honours
subject surface form: Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire