Birthday Honours 2023
Order Of The Companions Of Honour · 2023
“For services to Fashion.”
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
“For services to fashion and journalism.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
“For services to British journalism and British fashion in the USA.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to British journalism and British fashion in the USA.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the Companions of Honour
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2023
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 Order of the Companions of Honour:
To be Members:
Dame Anna WINTOUR D.B.E.
Editor in Chief, Vogue, Global Editorial Director, Vogue and Global Content Officer, Condé Nast
For services to Fashion.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64082 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division DIPLOMATIC SERVICE AND OVERSEAS LIST
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
D.B.E.
To be an Ordinary Dame Commander of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Ms Anna WINTOUR O.B.E.
Editor-in-Chief, American Vogue and Creative Director, Condé Nast
For services to fashion and journalism.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette page
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2008
View this issue on the London Gazette ↗ · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
In context
Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2008“For services to British journalism and British fashion in the USA.”
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2017- Role at the time
- Editor in Chief, American Vogue and Creative Director
“For services to fashion and journalism.”
Order Of The Companions Of Honour
Birthday Honours 2023- Role at the time
- Editor in Chief, Vogue
- Region
- Abroad
“For services to Fashion.”
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How common is this award?
The Order Of The Companions Of Honour was awarded 3 times in the Birthday Honours List 2023.
What organisation were they with?
Editor in Chief, Vogue.
How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Order Of The Companions Of Honour in the Birthday Honours 2023
In the same field
Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Order Of The Companions Of Honour · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 64082, notice 4377898. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2023).
Published 16 June 2023.
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2674480. View the official notice ↗
Published 31 December 2016.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers this round — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 2008.
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