Order Rank
Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (DB)
A senior rank within the Order of the Bath for distinguished military or civil service.
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Awarded over time
Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (DB) appointments by year.
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Honours rounds
Rounds that included this award - open one to see the recipients.
| Year | Honours list | Recipients |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 |
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725. Recipients of the Order are usually senior military officers or senior civil servants, and the monarch awards it on the advice of His Majesty's Government. The name derives from an elaborate medieval ceremony for preparing a candidate to receive his knighthood, of which ritual bathing was an element. While not all knights went through such an elaborate ceremony, knights so created were known as "knights of the Bath".
Background from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
- Established
- 1725 by King George I
- Awarding body
- The British Crown
- Rank
- Dame Commander (DB)
- Formal title
- Dame
Overview
Recognises high-level service and leadership
Eligibility
Senior civil servants and military officers
- Leadership
- Service
- Excellence
National
Rank & Precedence
Dame Commander (DB) - Above Companion (CB), below Grand Cross (GCB)
- Above: Companion (CB)
- Below: Grand Cross (GCB)
Entitlements
- Post-nominal letters
- DB
- Formal title
- Dame
- Insignia
- Badge, star, sash
Award Process
- Government nomination
- Honours committee
- Approved by the Sovereign
Announced: New Year Honours and King's Birthday Honours
Royal ceremony
Significance
High-level service and leadership
- Service
- Excellence
- Leadership
Sources & further reading
- Honours: overview - GOV.UK
- Awards and accreditation - The Gazette
- Order of the Bath - Wikipedia
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Related honours
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)CBE
- Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)CVO
- Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)CMG
- Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)CB
- Companion of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)CH
- Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (DCMG)DCMG