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Birthday honours

British  

plural noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The gap has also narrowed in the share of awards between London and the rest of the country, according to data from the Birthday honours, published last week.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

He won the first Pot Black series on BBC Two in 1969 and was made an MBE in the 1985 Queen's Birthday honours.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2024

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

The date of Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday was always scheduled for a Saturday in mid-June and saw the announcement of the annual Birthday honours.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2022

The New Year and Birthday honours lists are always very sagely and exhaustively considered, and anecdotes are popular and keenly judged.

From The New Machiavelli by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

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