New Year Honours 1998
William James Laidlaw Baillie CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
President • the Royal Scottish Academy
Organisation: Royal Scottish Academy
“For services to the Arts.”
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New Year Honours 1998- Role at the time
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“For services to the Arts.”
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“For services to the Arts.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 105 times in the New Year Honours List 1998 — about 8% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
President, Royal Scottish Academy.
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
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1998
Alan Mackenzie Howard
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“For services to Drama.”
Alan Osborne
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Chairman
Alan Peter Waldron
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Alasdair David Wilkie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the Actuarial Profession.”
Alastair Mackenzie
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Alfred John Duncan
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“For services to Agriculture.”
Allan Bridgewater
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Group Chief Executive
Andrew David Derry Hill
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Training.”
Angus Donald Mackintosh Macdonald
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For servciesto Music.”
Annely Juda
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“For services to the Visual Arts.”
Anthony James Clarke
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Industrial Relations, and to voluntary services.”
Anthony James Eric Hollis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Anthony James Hunter Burbridge
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Royal Navy
Anthony John Sheppeck
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
lately Board Member
Anthony William Merricks
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Director
Arthur Allan Dove
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“for Registered Gas Installers.”
Balram Gidoomal
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the Asian Business community and to Race Relations.”
Bernard Peter Harty
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the City of London and to Local Government Finance.”
Brian Allan Blackwell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For public service.”
Brian Hampton Saunders
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Commercial Director
Brian John Hoskins
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Meteorology.”
Brian Kevin Burridge
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Royal Air Force
Brian Thomas Graves Nicholson
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Chairman
Carole Ann Evans
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Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 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.”
Cerys Matthews,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
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.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1998
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1998 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1997.
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