Birthday Honours 2019
Brenda Emmanus OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Broadcasting and to Diversity.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Broadcasting and to Diversity.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
8 June 2019
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Brenda EMMANUS
Broadcaster and Journalist
For services to Broadcasting and to Diversity.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62666 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Broadcasting and to Diversity.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 264 times in the Birthday Honours List 2019 — about 19% of the list.
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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2019
- Person
Officer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Data and Business in the UK.”
Alan Yates
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Shropshire
“For services to Housing.”
Alastair Fothergill
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Bristol
“For services to Film.”
Alfred Boe
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Bristol
“For services to music and charity.”
Alison Watson
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St Andrews, Fife
“For services to Education.”
Alistair Cunningham
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Somerset
“For services to the community in Wiltshire.”
Amanda Mcloughlin
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Abroad
“For services to Humanitarian Relief.”
Amarjit Cheema
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
“For services to Education in the West Midlands.”
Andrew Ferguson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Surrey
“For services to the Economy and Broadband Services in the UK.”
Andrew Harries
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Film and to Television.”
Andrew Ozanne
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to law enforcement and healthcare.”
Andrew Sharp
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Kent
“For political service.”
Ann Marcer
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Devon
“For services to UK Aid and to Young Women.”
Ann Mc Donald
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“For services to education and the British community in Hong Kong.”
Anna Keay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Maidenhead, Berkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Anne Cook
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
West Lothian
“For services to Social Housing.”
Anne Kemp
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Guildford, Surrey
“For services to Digital Construction Innovation.”
Anne Kiem
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs.”
Anne Mcewan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to education.”
Annmarie Lewis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Young People.”
Annwen Jones
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to charity.”
Anthony Allcock
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Lawn Bowls.”
Anthony Tait
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Arnab Dutt
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Market Harborough, Leicestershire
“For services to Small and Medium-sized Businesses, to Diversity and to Equality.”
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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.”
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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62666, notice 3294237. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2019).
Published 7 June 2019.
Location (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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