Birthday Honours 2016
Janet Street-porter CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Journalism and Broadcasting.”
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
11 June 2016
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:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Ms Janet STREET-PORTER
Journalist and Broadcaster
For services to Journalism and Broadcasting.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61608 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Journalism and Broadcasting.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 115 times in the Birthday Honours List 2016 — about 8% of the list.
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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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61608, notice 2551814. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2016).
Published 11 June 2016.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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