Birthday Honours 2024
Sarah Leonard MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Chair
“For services to Music.”
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
15 June 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, 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:
Sarah Jane LEONARD
Chair, The Association of English Singers and Speakers
For services to Music.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
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- London, Greater London
“For services to Music.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 518 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 38% of the list.
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1,245 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
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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.
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Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
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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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Adam Joolia
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Brighton, East Sussex
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Julia Jones
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“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
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“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
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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
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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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Stephen Watson
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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
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London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
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Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4645539. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Location (London, Greater 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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