Birthday Honours 2025
Monica Vaughan OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Sport.”
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Recognised for
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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:
Monica Josephine VAUGHAN
For services to Sport.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64759 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2025- Region
- Waterlooville, Hampshire
“For services to Sport.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 294 times in the Birthday Honours List 2025 — about 19% of the list.
In their area
81 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Hampshire.
How widely is this recognised?
2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2025
(Anita) May (anita Dobson)
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
“For services to Charitable Fundraising and to Philanthropy.”
Adam Fox
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Bushey, Hertfordshire
“For services to Paediatric Allergy.”
Adam Lowe
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Arts.”
Alasdair Wallace
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Civil Justice.”
Alastair Macgilchrist
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Medicine and Public Health.”
Alastair Wilson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Business and to Charity.”
Alex Farquharson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Art.”
Alexander Pounds
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Alexander Stewart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Scottish Economic Statistics.”
Alice Frost
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Research Innovation.”
Alistair Edward Brownlee
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Triathlon and to Charity.”
Allison Dowzell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Broadcasting.”
Amanda Lisle
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Baron
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Andrew Charlton-p�rez
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
“For services to Climate Science and to Education.”
Andrew Copson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Nuneaton, Leicestershire
“For services to the Non-Religious Community.”
Andrew Love
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Hitchin, Hertfordshire
“For services to Hospitality.”
Andrew Makower
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Parliament.”
Andrew Powell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Rowland
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
“For services to Safeguarding and the Protection of Children’s Rights.”
Andrew Westby
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
“For services to Research in Food Security and Leadership of the Natural Resources Institute.”
Angela Lockwood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Seaham, County Durham
“For services to Disadvantaged People in the North East.”
Angus Campbell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Isle of South Uist, Western Isles
“For services to the Scottish Fishing Industry.”
Ankur Pandya
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Nigel Travis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Emily Scarratt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coalville, Leicestershire
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Leah Williamson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Johanna Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Kim Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Alan Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Jennifer Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport.”
David Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Alan Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
James Mcdonald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Junior Athletics.”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Leslie France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan.”
Linda Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports.”
George Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64759, notice 4906255. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2025).
Published 13 June 2025.
Location (Waterlooville, Hampshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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