Birthday Honours 2017
Carolyn Hamilton DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Director • International Programmes and Research
“For services to Children’s Rights.”
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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:
Professor Carolyn Paula HAMILTON
Director, International Programmes and Research, Coram Children’s Legal Centre
For services to Children’s Rights.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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London
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2017- Role at the time
- Director, International Programmes and Research
- Region
- London
“For services to Children’s Rights.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 14 times in the Birthday Honours List 2017 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Director, International Programmes and Research.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2017
Angela Strank
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to the Oil and Gas Industry and Encouraging Women into STEM Careers.”
Barbara Frost
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
“For services to the provision of safe water, sanitation and hygiene in developing countries.”
Carmen Callil
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Literature.”
Helena Louise Morrissey
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Diversity in Financial Services.”
Hilary Boulding
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Monmouthshire
“For services to Education and Culture in Wales.”
Julie Walters
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
West Sussex
“For services to Drama.”
June Whitfield
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Drama and Entertainment.”
Olivia Havilland
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
“For services to Drama.”
Parveen Kumar, (mrs. Leaver)
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Surrey
“For services to Medicine and Medical Education.”
Priscilla Snowball
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Advertising, Diversity and Equality.”
Sarah Patricia Connolly
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Gloucestershire
“For services to Music.”
Theresa Marteau
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Public Health.”
Xiangqian Jiang
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
West Yorkshire
“For services to Engineering and Manufacturing.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2804100. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 16 June 2017.
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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