Birthday Honours 2019
Rachel Whiteread DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Sculptor
“For services to Art.”
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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
8 June 2019
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her 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:
Rachel WHITEREAD C.B.E.
Sculptor
For services to Art.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62666 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
London
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- Sculptor
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- London
“For services to Art.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 8 times in the Birthday Honours List 2019 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Sculptor.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 2019
Carolyn Fairbairn
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to UK Business.”
Elan Stephens
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Aberystwyth, Dyfed
“For services to the Welsh Government and to Broadcasting.”
Elizabeth Pauline Lucy Corley
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to the Economy and Financial Services.”
Jacqueline Foster
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For public and political service.”
Julie Kenny
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Lindrick Dale, South Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Laura Lee
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Cancer Patients.”
Sara Joanne Thornton
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Policing.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62666, notice 3294045. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2019).
Published 7 June 2019.
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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