Birthday Honours 1978
Robert Grieve Duthie DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Chairman • Black and Edging- ton Ltd.
“For services to Export.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) · 1978
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- Chairman, Black and Edging- ton Ltd.
“For services to Export.”
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“For services to Export.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 97 times in the Birthday Honours List 1978 — about 7% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chairman, Black and Edging- ton Ltd..
How widely is this recognised?
5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
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 Birthday Honours 1978
Alan Thomas Brown
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Chief Executive
Albert Edward Vanstan Meredith
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Chairman
Anastasios Christodoulou
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Secretary
Anthony Elliot Ritchie
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to education and science in Scotland.”
Arnold Robinson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Deputy Chairman
Arthur David Wadey
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Beryl Catherine Platt
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Betty Tresyliian Compton
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Charles Kay Warrick
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Charles Philip Morley
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Charles Spencer King
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Director
Colin Mervyn Gordon Allen
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
General Manager
Denis Grenville Church
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Denis King Britton of Agricultural Economics
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Dennis John Crisp of Marine Biology
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Derek Vivian Gaulter
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Director General
Donald Davies
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Donald John Ingram West
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Headmaster
Donald William James Orchard
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Douglas Chalmers Hague
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Member
Edward Aylett Moore
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Chairman
Edward Hubert Fleming-Smith
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Edward Willett MAcGOWAN
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Eric Gerald Rubython
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Deputy Chief Executive
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Others recognised for Business & Economy
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy. See the full list →
Deborah Wosskow
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London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and to Access to Finance for Women.”
Natalie Wade
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
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Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Raymond Pritchard
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“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
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Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
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Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
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.”
Ernest Fallowfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
Lance Uggla
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“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pino De Rosa
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Charles Milne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
Sakilbabu Kola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Export Growth.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Georgina Hurcombe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Television and the Creative Sector.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Louise Ellis-frankland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Skipton, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Manufacturing Sector and to Employee Well-Being.”
George Fleming
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Business, to Employment and to Apprenticeships.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1978
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1978 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1978.
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