New Year Honours 2016
Natalie Sara Massenet DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Founder and Chair • Net-A- Porter.com
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
“For services to the Fashion and Retail Industries.”
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
“For services to the Fashion Industry.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
For services to the Fashion and Retail Industries.
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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
31 December 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased 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:
Ms Natalie Sara MASSENET M.B.E.
Internet Entrepreneur and Founder, Net-A-Porter Group
For services to the Fashion and Retail Industries.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette page
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2009
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Location
London
In context
Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2009- Role at the time
- Founder and Chair, Net-A- Porter.com
- Region
- London
“For services to the Fashion Industry.”
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2016- Region
- London
“For services to the Fashion and Retail Industries.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 14 times in the New Year Honours List 2016 — about 1% of the list.
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 New Year Honours 2016
Barbara Windsor
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to charity and Entertainment”
Carolyn McCall
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Bedfordshire
“For services to the Aviation Industry.”
Georgina Mace
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Science.”
Glenys Stacey (mrs. Kyle)
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Oxfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Heather Rabbatts
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Kent
“For public service and services to Football and Equality”
Henrietta Moore
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Social Sciences.”
Hilary Wykes
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Clinical Psychology.”
Jane Phillips
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Drama.”
Judith Hackitt
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Oxfordshire
“For services to Engineering and Health and Safety”
Lesley Fallowfield
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
East Sussex
“For services to Psycho-Oncology.”
Margaret Whitehead
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Cheshire
“For services to Public Health.”
Rosalie Winterton
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
South Yorkshire
“For political and parliamentary service.”
Susan Jowett
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Nottinghamshire
“For services to Education.”
In the same field
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2453975. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2009).
Published 14 June 2009.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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