New Year Honours 2024
Dianne Jeffrey DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“For services to Older People Abroad and to the community in Derbyshire.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
For services to Older People Abroad and to the community in Derbyshire.
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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
30 December 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased 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:
Dianne Michèle JEFFREY C.B.E. D.L.
lately Trustee and Founder Chair, Age International
For services to Older People Abroad and to the community in Derbyshire.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64269 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Older People Abroad and to the community in Derbyshire.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 15 times in the New Year Honours List 2024 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
1 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipient is from Derbyshire.
How widely is this recognised?
12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64269, notice 4519988. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2024).
Published 29 December 2023.
Location (Hope Valley, Derbyshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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