Birthday Honours 2016
Tessa Hartmann CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to the Scottish Fashion and Textile Industries.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to the Scottish Fashion and Textile Industries.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
11 June 2016
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:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Dr. Tessa HARTMANN
For services to the Scottish Fashion and Textile Industries.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61608 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to the Scottish Fashion and Textile Industries.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 115 times in the Birthday Honours List 2016 — about 8% of the list.
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
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“For services to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the community in South East Wales.”
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“For services to Social Care and the Voluntary Sector.”
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Oxfordshire
“For services to the Healthcare Industry.”
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Catherine Johnstone
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Oxfordshire
“For services to Suicide Prevention.”
Charles Jeffery
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Edinburgh
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Cerys Matthews,
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Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
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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
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Julia Jones
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Margaret Irvine
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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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
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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
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Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61608, notice 2551763. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2016).
Published 11 June 2016.
Location (Glasgow) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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