New Year Honours 2013
Magnus Duncan Linklater CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Editor • The Times in Scotland
“For services to the Arts and Media in Scotland.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to the Arts and Media in Scotland.
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Edinburgh
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2013- Role at the time
- Editor, The Times in Scotland
- Region
- Edinburgh
“For services to the Arts and Media in Scotland.”
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“For services to the Arts and Media in Scotland.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 113 times in the New Year Honours List 2013 — about 7% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Editor, The Times in Scotland.
How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2013
Alexander Charles Beard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to the Arts.”
Angela Mary O’Donoghue
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Essex
Anthony John Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to the Security of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Anthony William Pidgley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Berkshire
“For services to the Housing Sector and the community.”
Arlene Phillips
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Dance and to charity.”
Barry Geoffery Cox
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to the Media and Digital Television.”
Bernard Gerald McCloskey
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Worcestershire
Regional Director
Brian Cantor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
North Yorkshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
Caroline Shaw
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Greater Manchester
“For services to the NHS.”
Caroline Tapster
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Essex
“For services to Local Government.”
Carolyn Elizabeth Miller
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to International Humanitarian Aid.”
Carolyn Robson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Leicestershire
“For services to Education.”
Catherine Bush
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Oxfordshire
“For services to Music.”
Cherie Blair
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Women’s Issues and to charity in the UK and Overseas.”
Christine Forster
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
East Sussex
“for Work and Pensions.”
Christopher John Addison Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to the Church of England.”
Dale Inez Simon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
David Douglas Cleevely
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Cambridgeshire
“for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge.”
David Goldstone
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Hertfordshire
“For services to the Financial Administration of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
David Russell Weir
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Athletics.”
David Tom Potts
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
Deborah Ann Jevans
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Sport and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Diane Robertson Martin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
East Sussex
“For services to Vulnerable Women.”
Domonic Anthony Stamp
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Royal Air Force
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Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013).
Published 29 December 2012.
Location (Edinburgh) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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