Birthday Honours 2022
Fionnuala Mary Jay-o'boyle DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
“For services to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
“For services to Heritage in Northern Ireland.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
View London Gazette notice ↗Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Heritage in Northern Ireland.
View the London Gazette page ↗Wikipedia
London Gazette notice
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- Region
- Belfast
“For services to Heritage in Northern Ireland.”
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2022- Region
- Belfast, City 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 City of Belfast.
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.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2022
Arlene Foster
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
County Fermanagh
“For Political and Public Service.”
Christine Gilbert
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Young People and to Charity.”
Clare Grey
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Science.”
Dr Ann Geraldine Limb
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Young People and to Philanthropy.”
Fiona Powrie
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Headington, Oxfordshire
“For services to Medical Science.”
Karen Jones
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Business and to the Hospitality Industry.”
Linda Colley
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
“For services to History.”
Louise Richardson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
Maria Miller
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Hampshire
“For Parliamentary and Public Service.”
Nia Griffith
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Carmarthenshire
“For Political and Public Service.”
Ruth Beverley (ruth May)
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Nayland, Suffolk
“For services to Nursing, Midwifery, and the NHS.”
Sally Mapstone
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
St Andrews, Fife
“For services to Higher Education.”
Susan The Lady Sainsbury Of Turville
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to the Arts, particularly during Covid-19.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Clive Leslie Gritten
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Children, Young People and the community in Norfolk.”
Peter Alan Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lymington, Hampshire
“For services to British Maritime History and to the community in Southampton.”
Meena Upadhyaya
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Community Cohesion in Wales and to Medical Genetics.”
Nigel Travis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Moira Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Simon Wootton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rayleigh, Essex
“For services to the community in South Essex.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Diane Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Michael West
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.”
Ruth Verner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Antrim, County Antrim
“For services to the community in County Antrim.”
Christine Wheatley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For services to the community in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex.”
Darren Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Olney, Buckinghamshire
“For Charitable Service, particularly to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Nicholas Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carnforth, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Over Kellet, Lancashire.”
Craig Trail
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
“For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.”
Jean Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Donald Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
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.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2008).
Published 15 June 2008.
Location (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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