Order of Merit
Britishnoun
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He was later made a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2007 and accepted a knighthood in 2022 after changes to New Zealand's honours system allowed recipients to adopt titular honours.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
He said he was returning the Gold Officer's Cross of the Polish Order of Merit.
From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026
In 2012 he received the coveted Order of Merit, which Queen Elizabeth II presented to him at Buckingham Palace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Queen Elizabeth II knighted Stoppard in 1997 and awarded him the Order of Merit in 2000 for his services to drama.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
What made him most indignant was the word that the president of the republic himself planned to be present at the ceremonies in Macondo in order to decorate him with the Order of Merit.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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