Birthday Honours 2017
Delia Ann SMITH CH
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- Companion of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)
Cook and Writer
“Cook and Writer. For services to Cookery.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Cookery Writer and Broadcaster. For services to the Food Industry.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the Companions of Honour
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 appointments to the Order of the Companions of Honour:
To be Members:
Mrs. Delia Ann SMITH C.B.E.
Cook and Writer
For services to Cookery.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2009- Role at the time
- Cook and Writer
- Region
- Suffolk
“Cookery Writer and Broadcaster. For services to the Food Industry.”
Companion of the Order of the Companions of Honour
Birthday Honours 2017- Role at the time
- Cook and Writer
- Region
- Suffolk
“Cook and Writer. For services to Cookery.”
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of the Companions of Honour was awarded 9 times in the Birthday Honours List 2017 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
1 Companion of the Order of the Companions of Honour recipient is from Suffolk.
What organisation were they with?
Cook and Writer.
How widely is this recognised?
3,730 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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“Entrepreneur and Philanthropist. For services to the IT Industry and Philanthropy.”
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Others recognised for Business & Economy
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Erica Sarah Maxwell
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Alan Thomas Halcrow
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Ernest Fallowfield
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Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“Director, Windermere Lake Cruises. For services to Tourism”
Isabella Cameron
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Isle of Uist, Western Isles
“Head of Kitchen, Grogarry Lodge. For services to Hospitality and to the Rural Economy in South Uist”
Tina Patricia Barton
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Shaftesbury, Dorset
“Chief Operations Officer, Emerging Markets Quality Trials Ltd. For services to Science and to Trade”
Ronjon Nag
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“For services to Entrepreneurship and to Artificial Intelligence.”
Lance Darrell Gordon Uggla
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“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
“Founder and Director, Purple Frog Systems and Fraggleworks. For services to Women in Business”
John Alexander Wagner
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Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“Comics Writer. For services to British Comic Books and the Comic Book Industry”
Ann Watson
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London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, Enginuity. For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector”
Meurig Thomas
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Treorchy, Mid Glamorgan
“Trade Union Convenor at Hinkley Point C, Unite the Union. For services to the Trade Union Movement”
Kirsty Thatcher (Kirsty Leighton)
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London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Milk & Honey PR, Hive PR Group. For services to the Public Relations Industry”
Gary Stevens
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“Chair, Focus SB. For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships”
Richard Scaife
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Dronfield, South Yorkshire
“Regional Development Director, The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre. For services to Manufacturing”
Becky Ruddy
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Thurso, Caithness
“Programme Director Fuel Cycle Area, NRS Dounreay. For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry”
Pino De Rosa
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“Managing Director, Bridgeway Consulting Ltd. For services to the Railway Industry”
Nadeem Rizvi
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“Managing Director, Laser Micromachining. For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing”
Elizabeth Jane Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“Business Manager, Amiqus, Founder, G into Gaming and Co-Founder, Empower Up. For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity”
Charles Milne
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Buckie, Banffshire
“Managing Director, Regency Group. For services to Business and Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire”
Caroline Agnes Millar
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dundee, Angus
“Sector Lead, Scottish Agritourism. For services to Agritourism and to the Rural Economy in Scotland”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2009). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2009.
Companion of the Order of the Companions of Honour · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2803464. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 16 June 2017.
Location (Suffolk) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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