Birthday Honours 2026
Christopher Bower Gaze MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Founder and Artistic Director
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.
View London Gazette noticeLondon Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division Overseas and International List
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
13 June 2026
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Christopher Bower GAZE
Founder and Artistic Director, Bard on the Beach, Vancouver, Canada
For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 65091 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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