New Year Honours 2017
Nicholas David SKELTON CBE
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Equestrianism.”
Recognised for
Topics
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 2016
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:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Nicholas David SKELTON O.B.E.
For services to Equestrianism.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2012- Region
- Warwickshire
“Show Jumper. For services to Equestrian Sport.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2017- Region
- Warwickshire
“For services to Equestrianism.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 106 times in the New Year Honours List 2017 — about 7% of the list.
In their area
38 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Warwickshire.
How widely is this recognised?
2,079 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2012
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2012). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2012.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2673687. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 30 December 2016.
Location (Warwickshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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