New Year Honours 2017
Victoria Beckham OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Fashion Designer
“For services to the Fashion Industry.”
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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
31 December 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order
Mrs. Victoria Caroline BECKHAM
Fashion Designer
For services to the Fashion Industry.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
London
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2017- Role at the time
- Fashion Designer
- Region
- London
“For services to the Fashion Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 262 times in the New Year Honours List 2017 — about 18% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Fashion Designer.
How widely is this recognised?
4,039 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2017
Abdul Bhanji
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Education and Young People.”
Adrian Simper
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“For services to the UK nuclear industry in Japan.”
Aileen Walker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Improving Public Engagement with Parliament and voluntary service to the community in London.”
Ailsa Rutter
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Tyne and Wear
“For services to Tobacco Control.”
Alastair Graham
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Alastair Whitehead
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For public service and voluntary services to Policing.”
Alexander Fox
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
West Yorkshire
“For services to Social Care.”
Alexander Wyle
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
“For services to the Introduction of the Scottish Legal System in Schools..”
Alice Walpole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
“For services to British Diplomacy.”
Alison Baum
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Tackling Child Health Inequalities.”
Alison Beane
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Isle of Wight
“For services to Education.”
Alison Kervin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Surrey
“For services to Sports Journalism.”
Alison Spurway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Glasgow
“For services to Girlguiding and charity.”
Alistair Adams
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Amanda Foister
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Oxfordshire
“For services to Young People.”
Amanda Nobbs (mrs. Mullarkey)
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Surrey
“For services to Flood and Coastal Risk Management and Environment Protection.”
Aminatta Forna
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Literature.”
Andrew Booth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
“For services to children’s education in Cambodia.”
Andrew Garner
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Andrew Gudgeon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Andrew Heywood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Andrew Triggs-Hodge
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
“For services to Rowing.”
Andrew Young
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
East Sussex
“For services to Pension Policy and Pensioners.”
Angela Cox
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
West Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,039 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Jonathan Davies
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to People with Cancer and to Broadcasting.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Alice Coote
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Suffolk
“For services to the Arts.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Daniel Calvert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the Culinary Arts in Japan and to UK/Japan Culinary Relations.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Jennifer Rose-miller
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Paul Kitching
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wimborne, Dorset
“For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Pauline Hough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Theatre and to the community in Nantwich.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Melanie Houldershaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Local Theatre and Choir.”
Brian Heald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
Rex Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.”
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.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2673715. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 30 December 2016.
Location (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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