Birthday honours

plural noun

1. (in Britain) honorary titles conferred on the official birthday of the sovereign

Example Sentences

The show's co-host was recognised in the King's Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting and received the honour at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Wednesday.

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Beckham was awarded a knighthood in the King's Birthday Honours in June, alongside actor Gary Oldman and musician Roger Daltrey.

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The 50-year-old, who was named on King Charles' Birthday Honours list earlier this year, was knighted by the King during a ceremony in Berkshire on Tuesday.

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The prolific singer-songwriter, who was made a CBE in the 2020 Birthday Honours, was just seven when she moved from the Caribbean island St Kitts to Birmingham.

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This was resolved in this year's King's birthday honours in June, when Billy Boston became rugby league's first knight in 130 years of the sport, after a campaign that had accused the honours system of snobbery against a northern, working class sport.

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