Birthday Honours 2026
Joanna Cannon Lowden (joanna Cannon) CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Art Curation and Research.”
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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:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Professor Joanna Louise CANNON LOWDEN (Joanna Cannon)
Professor Emerita, The Courtauld Institute of Art
For services to Art Curation and Research.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 65091 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Art Curation and Research.”
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The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 100 times in the Birthday Honours List 2026 — about 7% of the list.
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How widely is this recognised?
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 65091, notice 5153038. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2026).
Published 12 June 2026.
Location (Amersham, Buckinghamshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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