Birthday honours
Britishplural noun
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A parliamentary question by Lord Blunkett revealed that 53 of last month's Birthday honours went to recipients who had previously had an award.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The most recent evidence, based on the 2026 Birthday honours, shows the figure for higher awards in the north of England has more than doubled to 13%.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
He won the first Pot Black series on the BBC in 1969, and was made an MBE in the 1985 Queen's Birthday honours.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2024
Former police deputy chief constable Judith Gillespie leads the list of Northern Ireland names on this year's Queen's Birthday honours list.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2014
I received a letter from Lord Knollys—the King's Private Secretary—informing me that His Majesty proposed to offer me the Order of Merit, among the Birthday honours!
From Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 2 by James Marchant
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