New Year Honours 2022
Flora Duffy DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“For services to Sport in Bermuda.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division Overseas and International List
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
01 January 2022
THE QUEEN 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 an Ordinary Dame Commander of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Flora Jane DUFFY O.B.E.
Triathlete
For services to Sport in Bermuda.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63571 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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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 2022 — about 1% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 New Year Honours 2022
Diane Elizabeth Lees,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to Museums and Cultural Heritage.”
Emily Lawson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Henley-on-Thames, Berkshire
“For services to the NHS, particularly during Covid-19.”
Helen Stokes-lampard
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to General Practice.”
Jennifer Harries
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Monmouth, Gwent
“For services to Health.”
Joanna Lumley
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Drama, to Entertainment and to Charitable Causes.”
Julie Lydon
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Stroud, Gloucestershire
“For services to Higher Education.”
June Raine
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
“For services to Healthcare and the Covid-19 Response.”
Laura Kenny
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Marton, Cheshire
“For services to Cycling.”
Sara Khan
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Watford, Hertfordshire
“For services to Human Rights and Counter Extremism.”
Sarah Springman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Egham, Surrey
“For services to Engineering and to International Sports Administration.”
Susan Gray
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Sylvia Heal
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Egham, Surrey
“For Political and Public Service.”
Vanessa Redgrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Drama.”
Vivienne Cox
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
“For services to Sustainability, and to Diversity and Inclusion in Business.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63571, notice 3957129. View the official notice ↗
Published 31 December 2021.
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