Birthday Honours 2022
Irene Holmes MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to People with Disabilities in Arundel, West Sussex.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to People with Disabilities in Arundel, West Sussex.
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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:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Irene HOLMES
Volunteer and Group Organiser, Riding for the Disabled
For services to People with Disabilities in Arundel, West Sussex.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63714 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to People with Disabilities in Arundel, West Sussex.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 577 times in the Birthday Honours List 2022 — about 39% of the list.
In their area
73 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from West Sussex.
How widely is this recognised?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63714, notice 4084762. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2022).
Published 1 June 2022.
Location (Pulborough, West Sussex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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