Birthday Honours 2025
John Norgrove OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
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“Co-Founder, Linda Norgrove Foundation. For services to Women and Children Abroad and in Scotland”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Co-Founder, Linda Norgrove Foundation. For services to Women and Children Abroad and in Scotland
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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
14 June 2025
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:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
John Richard NORGROVE
Co-Founder, Linda Norgrove Foundation
For services to Women and Children Abroad and in Scotland.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64759 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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