Birthday Honours 2022
Fionnuala Mary JAY-O'BOYLE DBE
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Lord-Lieutenant
“H.M. Lord-Lieutenant, County Borough of Belfast. For services to the community in Northern Ireland”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
H.M. Lord-Lieutenant, County Borough of Belfast. For services to the community in Northern Ireland
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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:
Fionnuala Mary JAY-O’BOYLE C.B.E.
Lord-Lieutenant, County Borough of Belfast
For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63714 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2008- Role at the time
- Lord-Lieutenant
- Region
- Belfast, Belfast
“For services to Heritage in Northern Ireland.”
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2022- Role at the time
- Lord-Lieutenant
- Region
- Belfast, County Antrim
“H.M. Lord-Lieutenant, County Borough of Belfast. For services to the community in Northern Ireland”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“H.M. Lord-Lieutenant, County Borough of Belfast. For services to the community in Northern Ireland”
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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
1 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipient is from County Antrim.
What organisation were they with?
Lord-Lieutenant.
How widely is this recognised?
11,402 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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
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Clare Grey
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Geoffrey Moorhouse-Gibson and Royal Society Professor of Chemistry, University of Cambridge. For services to Science”
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Fiona Margaret Powrie
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Headington, Oxfordshire
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London, Greater London
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Linda Jane Colley
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“For services to History.”
Louise Mary Richardson
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Vice-Chancellor, Oxford University. For services to Higher Education”
Maria Miller
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Hampshire
“Member of Parliament for Basingstoke. For Parliamentary and Public Service”
Nia Griffith
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Carmarthenshire
“Member of Parliament for Llanelli. For Political and Public Service”
Ruth Beverley (Ruth May)
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Nayland, Suffolk
“Chief Nursing Officer for England, NHS England and NHS Improvement. For services to Nursing, Midwifery, and the NHS”
Sally Mapstone
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St Andrews, Fife
“Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of St Andrews. For services to Higher Education”
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London, Greater London
“Philanthropist. For services to the Arts, particularly during Covid-19”
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Enola Wright
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Rayleigh, Essex
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David Thomas Crowe Workman
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Ballynahinch, County Down
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Diane Kathleen Willson
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex”
Michael Evan West
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Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
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Ruth Verner
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Antrim, County Antrim
“For services to the community in County Antrim”
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Haywards Heath, West Sussex
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Darren Ward
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“Lately Railwayman, West Midlands Trains and Freightliner Group. For Charitable Service, particularly to Birmingham Children's Hospital”
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
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Carnforth, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Over Kellet, Lancashire”
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London, Greater London
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Craig Thomas Trail
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Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
“Chairman of Sandhaven and Pitullie Harbour Trust. For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire”
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Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire”
Donald Richard Todd
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Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire”
Hazel Tomkins
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“Volunteer, The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice, Glasgow. For Charitable Service”
Graham Syrett
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to the community in Cotham and Kingsdown, Bristol”
Jennifer Jaculin Thomas
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service”
Steven Thompson
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“Volunteer, Waterloo Rugby Football Club. For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside”
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Downham Market, Norfolk
“For services to the community in Norfolk”
Neville Percy Stephens
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Craven Arms, Shropshire
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Maidstone, Kent
“Volunteer, St John Ambulance Kent. For voluntary services to Community First Aid”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2008.
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63714, notice 4084013. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2022).
Published 1 June 2022.
Location (Belfast, Belfast) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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