New Year Honours 2023
Brian Harold May
Knight Bachelor
Musician, Songwriter and Animal Welfare Advocate
“Musician, Astrophysicist and Animal Welfare Advocate. For services to Music and to Charity”
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Knight Bachelor
Musician, Astrophysicist and Animal Welfare Advocate. For services to Music and to Charity
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London Gazette notice
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2022
The KING has been graciously pleased to signify his intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Dr. Brian Harold MAY, C.B.E.
Musician, Songwriter and Animal Welfare Advocate
For services to Music and to Charity.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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