Birthday Honours 2019
Rebecca Walton CMG
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
Regional Director
“For services to UK cultural relations.”
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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 Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George:
C.M.G.
To be Ordinary Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:
Rebecca Hay Elliott WALTON
Regional Director, British Council
For services to UK cultural relations.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62666 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to UK cultural relations.”
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George was awarded 15 times in the Birthday Honours List 2019 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Regional Director.
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 Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the Birthday Honours 2019
Angus Lapsley
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“For services to Global Health and International Development.”
Christopher Bain
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Republic of Ireland
“For services to International Development and Humanitarian Work.”
David Keegan
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“For services to national security.”
Graeme Knott
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“For services to British foreign policy.”
Ian Hodder
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“For services to archaeology and UK/Turkey relations.”
John Hubbard
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“For services to national security.”
Julia Longbottom
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“For services to British foreign policy and British Nationals overseas.”
Julian Braithwaite
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“For services to British foreign policy.”
Lawrence Covington
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“For services to the Caribbean Overseas Territories and Bermuda.”
Moazzam Malik
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“For services to British foreign policy and international development.”
Peter Hill
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“For services to British foreign policy.”
Richard Carwardine
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to the Study of American History in the UK and the USA.”
Virgil Jordan
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“For services to women’s health.”
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Cerys Matthews,
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Mukesh Sharma
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Julia Catherine Donaldson
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Horsham, West Sussex
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Richard Starrs
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Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
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Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
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Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
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Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
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Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
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Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
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Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
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Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
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“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
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Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
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Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
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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
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62666, notice 3293911. View the official notice ↗
Published 7 June 2019.
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