Publication Date 21 October 2020 What is the Order of Merit? Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item When was the Order of Merit established in the United Kingdom? And who are the Order’s most notable recipients? Here’s all you need to know about the ‘most exclusive club in the world.’
Publication Date 8 October 2020 What is a life peerage? Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item What is a life peer? Who is eligible to receive a life peerage and how are they announced? Here’s all you need to know about life peers in the UK.
Publication Date 6 October 2020 This month in history: The beginning of the Second Boer War Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item On 11 October 1899 war was declared between the British Empire and the two Boer states, the South African Republic State and the Orange Free. As part of our ‘This month in history’ series, we look at the start of the Second Boer War.
Publication Date 1 October 2020 Commonwealth Birthday Honours 2020 Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item The 2020 Commonwealth Birthday Honours have been announced in the official newspaper of the Crown, The Gazette. View the full Birthday Honours list here.
Publication Date 1 July 2020 Can Canadian citizens receive British knighthoods and damehoods? Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item To mark Canada Day on 1 July, we look at the history of Canadian citizens in the British honours system and the Nickle Resolution of 1919.
Publication Date 3 June 2020 Winners of the 2020 Queen's Award for Voluntary Service Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item The winners of the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) have been announced for 2020. We spoke to five of this year’s winners to see what the award means to them.
Publication Date 1 June 2020 This month in history: The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item On 2 June 1953, Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster Abbey with 8,251 guests in attendance. As part of our ‘this month in history’ series, we look at the accession and coronation of Elizabeth II as described in The Gazette.
Publication Date 29 May 2020 Queen's Award for Voluntary Service: winners of the 2019 Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item With the 2020 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service winners due to be announced in a special supplement of The Gazette next week, we look at five of last year’s winners.
Publication Date 27 May 2020 The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service 2020 Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item Every year, the winners of The Queen’s Awards for Voluntary Service are announced in a special edition of The Gazette. See the recipients of the 2020 Awards here.
Publication Date 21 May 2020 The Queen's Birthday Honours list 2020 Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item The Queen's 2020 Birthday Honours list and a special COVID-19 Honours list have both been announced in the official newspaper of the Crown, The Gazette. View the full Birthday Honours lists here.