Birthday Honours 2024
Sarah Patricia Connolly CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Opera Singer
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
“For services to Online Safety.”
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
“For services to Music.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2010
“For services to Classical Music.”
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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
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:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Sarah Ann CONNOLLY
lately Director, Security and Online Harms, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
For services to Online Safety.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2017
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 Knights Grand Cross of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Ms Sarah Patricia CONNOLLY C.B.E
Mezzo Soprano
For services to Music.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette page
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2010
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Location
Gloucestershire
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2010- Role at the time
- Opera Singer
- Region
- Gloucestershire
“For services to Classical Music.”
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2017- Region
- Gloucestershire
“For services to Music.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2024- Role at the time
- Director, Security and Online Harms
- Region
- Hertfordshire
“For services to Online Safety.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 97 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 7% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Director, Security and Online Harms.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2024
Adam Hadley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Tackling Terrorist Content Online.”
Alan Jope
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Business.”
Alan Yentob
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Arts and Media.”
Alex Jennings
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Drama.”
Alexander Sturgis
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Culture.”
Alison Gowman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For Public and Voluntary Services and to Sustainability.”
Alison Vincent
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Engineering and Technology.”
Andrew Berry
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Street, Somerset
“For services to Further Education.”
Ann Moulds
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Victims of Stalking.”
Armando Giovanni Iannucci
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
“For services to Film and Television.”
Asif Rangoonwala
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Charity and to Philanthropy.”
Asisat Edeh
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Adult Education.”
Barbara Sahakian
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Research in Human Cognitive Processes.”
Barbara Slater
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Sports Broadcasting.”
Brian Kingham
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Marlborough, Wiltshire
“For services to Business, to the Economy and to Charity.”
Bronagh Hinds
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Peace and Promoting Women’s Rights.”
Charles Byrne
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Worcester, Worcestershire
“For services to Veterans.”
Christine Holt
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Neuroscience.”
Christopher Boardman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to Active Travel.”
Claire Enders
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Cupar, Fife
“For services to Media.”
David Joyce
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
David Menon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Neurocritical Care.”
David Moody
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
David Wright
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Chippenham, Wiltshire
“For services to the Safety of Children and Young People.”
Source & provenance
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4644797. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2804101. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 16 June 2017.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2010
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2010).
Published 31 December 2009.
Location (Gloucestershire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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