Birthday Honours 2017
Carmen Callil DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
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“Founder, Virago Press. For services to Literature.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Founder, Virago Press. For services to Literature.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2017
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:
D.B.E.
To be Ordinary Knights Grand Cross of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Ms Carmen Thérèse CALLIL
Founder, Virago Press
For services to Literature.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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