Birthday Honours 2026
Fay Gibbery (faye Toogood) MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Designer.
“For services to Design and Fashion.”
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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
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:
Fay GIBBERY (Faye Toogood)
Designer.
For services to Design and Fashion.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 65091 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
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- Designer.
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- Alresford, Hampshire
“For services to Design and Fashion.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 592 times in the Birthday Honours List 2026 — about 41% of the list.
In their area
162 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Hampshire.
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Designer..
How widely is this recognised?
4,039 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 65091, notice 5153504. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2026).
Published 12 June 2026.
Location (Alresford, Hampshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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