New Year Honours 2023
Noreen Riols MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to UK/France relations and World War II education.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to UK/France relations and World War II education.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division Overseas and International List
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2022
The KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Noreen Patricia RIOLS
British Novelist and former Member, The Special Operations Executive
For services to UK/France relations and World War II education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 546 times in the New Year Honours List 2023 — about 37% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,074 people have been recognised for International & Diplomatic.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2023
Abdul Qazi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Luton, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Luton.”
Abimbola Oluwasona
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Ajibola Lewis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Mental Health.”
Alan Bell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Saltcoats, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Vulnerable People.”
Alana Stott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Vulnerable Women and to Mental Health Awareness.”
Alastair Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Alexander Edmund
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Alexander Hore-ruthven
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Young People in Bristol.”
Alexander Hume
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Isle of Arran, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Mountain Rescue.”
Alexander Lov�n
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to the Economy and to the community in Wrexham.”
Alice Williams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Women and to Charity.”
Alicia Harper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Wallingford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Victims of Violent Crime and their Families.”
Alimatu Dimonekene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to the Prevention of Violence against Women and Girls.”
Alison Cork
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship.”
Alison Livingstone
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Randalstown, County Antrim
“For services to Safeguarding Children in Northern Ireland.”
Alison Saunders
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Alvin Harvey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
“For services to the community in Bermuda.”
Andrea Dowds
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Andrew Chattaway
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Andrew Crummy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Prestonpans, East Lothian
“For services to Art and to Cultural Heritage in Scotland.”
Andrew Harrison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Hill
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
“For services to International Development.”
Andrew Lockey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Halifax, West Yorkshire
“For services to Resuscitation Training.”
Andrew Robertson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Wilmslow, Cheshire
“For services to Association Football, to Charity and to Young People.”
In the same field
Others recognised for International & Diplomatic
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,074 people have been recognised for International & Diplomatic. See the full list →
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Martha Holman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Community Development in Zimbabwe and to UK/Zimbabwe Relations.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Jonathan Lutwyche
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lancaster, Lancashire
“For services to Sustainable Chemicals Management, to Economic Growth, to International Trade, and to Advancing Opportunities for Women and Young People.”
David Currie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Andrews, Fife
“For services to International Trade, Energy Transition and Economic Growth.”
Amanda Brooks (amanda Kendall)
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Economic Growth and International Trade.”
Alexander Canham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lee Davidson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Katherine Drew
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to UK/Solomon Islands relations.”
Caroline Rye
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 63918, notice 4247420. View the official notice ↗
Published 30 December 2022.
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