Birthday Honours 2026
Malorie Blackman DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Writer
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2026
“For services to Literature.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
“For services to Children’s Literature.”
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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:
D.B.E.
To be Ordinary Dames Commander of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Malorie BLACKMAN O.B.E.
Writer
For services to Literature.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 65091 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2008
View this issue on the London Gazette ↗ · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2008- Role at the time
- Writer
- Region
- Kent
“For services to Children’s Literature.”
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2026- Role at the time
- Writer
- Region
- London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 17 times in the Birthday Honours List 2026 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
81 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
What organisation were they with?
Writer.
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 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2026
Anna Taylor
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Canterbury, Kent
“For services to Reforming the Food System.”
Beverly Lindsay
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Birmingham, West Midlands
“For services to the West Midlands and to Charity.”
Carol Brayne
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Medicine, Medical Research and Public Health.”
Crystal Oldman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Hayaatun Sillem
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering.”
Heather Stevens
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Vale of Glamorgan, South Glamorgan
“For services to the Environment, to Young People and to Philanthropy in Wales.”
Helen Gordon
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Property Industry.”
Jane Fraser
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Abroad
“For services to the Financial Sector.”
Jessica Morden
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newport, Gwent
“For Political and Public Service.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Melanie Hall (melanie Jane Davies)
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Global Diabetes Research, Policy and Care Management.”
Sarah Hackman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dundee, City of Dundee
“For services to Forensic Anthropology and Disaster Victim Identification.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
Sheila Bird
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Statistics.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Sumeshni Tranka
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ross on Wye, Herefordshire
“For services to Nursing.”
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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 →
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.”
Anneka Rice
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Charity and to Broadcasting.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 65091, notice 5152972. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2026).
Published 12 June 2026.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2008).
Published 14 June 2008.
Location (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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