Birthday Honours 2022
Christine Gilbert DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Visiting Professor • UCL Institute of Education
“For services to Young People and to Charity.”
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
02 June 2022
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 Dames Commander of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Christine GILBERT C.B.E.
Visiting Professor, UCL Institute of Education, Chair, Future First and Camden Learning
For services to Young People and to Charity.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63714 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2022- Role at the time
- Visiting Professor, UCL Institute of Education
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- London, Greater London
“For services to Young People and to Charity.”
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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 2022 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
80 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
What organisation were they with?
Visiting Professor, UCL Institute of Education.
How widely is this recognised?
3,337 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
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 2022
Arlene Foster
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
County Fermanagh
“For Political and Public Service.”
Clare Grey
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Science.”
Dr Ann Geraldine Limb
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Young People and to Philanthropy.”
Fiona Powrie
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Headington, Oxfordshire
“For services to Medical Science.”
Fionnuala Mary Jay-o'boyle
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Karen Jones
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Business and to the Hospitality Industry.”
Linda Colley
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
“For services to History.”
Louise Richardson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
Maria Miller
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Hampshire
“For Parliamentary and Public Service.”
Nia Griffith
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Carmarthenshire
“For Political and Public Service.”
Ruth Beverley (ruth May)
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Nayland, Suffolk
“For services to Nursing, Midwifery, and the NHS.”
Sally Mapstone
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
St Andrews, Fife
“For services to Higher Education.”
Susan The Lady Sainsbury Of Turville
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to the Arts, particularly during Covid-19.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,337 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Nigel Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caerphilly, Gwent
“For services to the Welfare of Children and Families.”
Dr Carol Homden
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Children and Families.”
Clive Leslie Gritten
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Children, Young People and the community in Norfolk.”
Neil Martin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Catherine Grove
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
David Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Roger Walton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Patricia Wells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Alice Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Alness, Ross and Cromarty
“For services to Vulnerable Young People in Alness, Ross and Cromarty.”
Michael Springett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Maldon, Essex
“For services to Young People in the East of England.”
Pundrique Sharma
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Douglas Ormston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Galashiels, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“For services to Youth Work in Scotland.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Faye Marsh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Spennymoor, County Durham
“For services to Children and Young People in County Durham.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63714, notice 4084011. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2022).
Published 1 June 2022.
Location (London, Greater 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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