Birthday Honours 2026
Amanda Brooks (amanda Kendall) CB
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
Director General • Trade Group
“For services to Economic Growth and International Trade.”
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Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
For services to Economic Growth and International Trade.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the Bath
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
13 June 2026
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following appointments to, the Most Honourable Order of the Bath:
C.B.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Honourable Order:
Amanda Melanie BROOKS (Amanda Kendall) C.B.E.
Director General, Trade Group, Department for Business and Trade
For services to Economic Growth and International Trade.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 65091 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Birthday Honours 2026- Role at the time
- Director General, Trade Group
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- London, Greater London
“For services to Economic Growth and International Trade.”
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“For services to Economic Growth and International Trade.”
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of the Bath was awarded 15 times in the Birthday Honours List 2026 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
70 Companion of the Order of the Bath recipients are from Greater London.
What organisation were they with?
Director General, Trade Group.
How widely is this recognised?
5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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James Fraser
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Ann Watson
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Companion of the Order of the Bath · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 65091, notice 5152818. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2026).
Published 12 June 2026.
Location (London, Greater London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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