New Year Honours 2019
Catherine (Kate) Caithness CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
President
“For services to Sport.”
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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
29 December 2018
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:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Catherine (Kate) Thomson CAITHNESS O.B.E.
President, World Curling Federation
For services to Sport.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62507 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Angus
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2019- Role at the time
- President
- Region
- Angus
“For services to Sport.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 107 times in the New Year Honours List 2019 — about 7% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
President.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2019
Alison Baptiste
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Surrey
“For services to the Environment.”
Alison Brittain
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Bedfordshire
“For services to Business.”
Alison Park
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to the Social Sciences.”
Andrea Wilson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Law and Order and to Diversity in the Workplace.”
Andrew Fender
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Greater Manchester
“For political service.”
Andrew Goodall
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Bridgend
“For services to Health, to Social Care and to public service in Wales.”
Andrew Jackson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Anthony Van Laast
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Dance and Choreography.”
Barry Burton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Hampshire
“For services to Defence.”
Bridget Clare Rosewell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to the Economy.”
Brigadier Flanagan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Hampshire
“For services to the UK Space Sector.”
Brigadier Van Orden
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Suffolk
“For political service.”
Bryan Keating
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Antrim
“For services to Economic Development in Northern Ireland.”
Cecilia Mathieson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Defence.”
Christine Ann Gaskell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Cheshire
“For services to the community in Cheshire.”
Christopher Bailey
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Fashion.”
Christopher Nolan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to film.”
Christopher Packham
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Hampshire
“For services to Nature Conservation.”
Clair Baynton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Berkshire
“For services to Emergency Planning and Response in Health.”
Claire Murdoch
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to the NHS.”
Claire Stevens
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Children.”
Colonel Blashford-snell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Dorset
“For services to Scientific Research Abroad and to Young People in the UK.”
David Doyle
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to Manx Law.”
David Gothard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Cinema and to Drama.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62507, notice 3176299. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2019).
Published 28 December 2018.
Location (Angus) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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