Birthday Honours 2026
Jeremy Penn MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Chair
“For services to Young People.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
13 June 2026
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His 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:
Jeremy John Harley PENN
Chair, Marine Society and Sea Cadets.
For services to Young People.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 65091 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2026- Role at the time
- Chair
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- Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 592 times in the Birthday Honours List 2026 — about 41% of the list.
In their area
152 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Kent.
What organisation were they with?
Chair.
How widely is this recognised?
3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2026
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Aditya Chakrabortty
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London, Greater London
“For services to Public Understanding of the Economy and Wider Social Issues.”
Adrian Kneeshaw
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Wakefield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Agnes Mccullough
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to the Art of Lacemaking and Needlecraft in Northern Ireland.”
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Pulborough, West Sussex
“For services to Heritage and Education.”
Alan Bell
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“For services to Girls’ Education in Kenya.”
Alan Cavill
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Thornbury, Lancashire
“For services to Regeneration in Blackpool.”
Alan Crooks
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Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Disability Football.”
Alan Dootson
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Doncaster, South Yorkshire
“For services to Co-Operatives in the City of Sheffield.”
Alan Hayward
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“For services to National Security.”
Albert Deane
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Corwen, Clwyd
“For Public Service.”
Alessia Russo
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Radlett, Hertfordshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Alexander Cairns
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Stranraer, Wigtownshire
“For services to the communities of South Scotland.”
Alexander Shirreff
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Alexandra Clements
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Deal, Kent
“For Charitable Service.”
Alexandra Petherbridge
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Alexandria Page
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London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Alexia Williams
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Education and Skills.”
Alison Dunn
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Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to the community in the North East of England.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Neil Martin
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London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
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Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Katie Misselbrook
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Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Janet Cooper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Speech and Language Development for Children and Young People.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roderick Wood
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Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Christopher Turner
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Hockley, Essex
“For services to Young People in Essex.”
Neerasha Singh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Karen Roberts
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Newtown, Powys
“For services to Young People.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Michelle John
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Family Support and Advocacy.”
Linda Hurst
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Foster Care.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 65091, notice 5153691. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2026).
Published 12 June 2026.
Location (Sevenoaks, Kent) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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