honours list
Britishnoun
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He was knighted for services to broadcasting and journalism in the 2002 New Year's honours list.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026
After being named on the honours list in June, Winkleman said she was "incredibly grateful to receive this honour".
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025
He is not the youngest sporting figure to feature on the honours list, however - Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds was made an MBE aged 14 in 2009.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025
Elsewhere in the honours list, John and Lorna Norgrove are both made OBEs for services to women and children abroad and in Scotland.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025
He is an undergraduate of Trinity College, Dublin, and has the makings of a man in him, though he is not good at passing examinations and has never figured in an honours list.
From Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 by Birmingham, George A.
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