Types of Honours

After you nominate someone for an honour You’ll get an acknowledgment - but you may not hear anything else for 12 to 18 months. All nominees will be checked by various government departments to make sure they’re suitable for an honour.

These two honours were known as the Medal of the Order of the British Empire for Meritorious Service (usually referred to as British Empire Medal, BEM) and the Medal of the Order of the British Empire for Gallantry (usually referred to as Empire Gallantry Medal, EGM).

The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded in June 1917 by King George V as a reward for outstanding achievements ...

Honours are given to people involved in fields including: community, voluntary and local services; arts and media; health; sport; education; science and technology; business and the economy; civil or political service; Group nominations. You can only nominate individuals for honours. You can nominate a volunteer group for the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.

Dame is an honorific title and the feminine form of address for the honour of knighthood in the British honours system and the systems of several other Commonwealth countries, such as Australia and New Zealand, with the masculine form of address being Sir.

You can nominate someone for an honour online. There’s a different process for bravery awards. You’ll need to write a detailed description explaining why you’re nominating them.

The Royal Victorian Order (French: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch of the Commonwealth realms, members of the monarch's family, or to any viceroy or senior representative of the monarch.

Honours, decorations and medals are arranged in the "Order of Wear", an official list which describes the order in which they should be worn. Updates to the Order of Wear are published in The London Gazette when necessary.

Examples of honours degree include the honors bachelor's degree in the United States, the bachelor's degree with honours in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and India, the honours bachelor's degree in Ireland, the honours bachelor's degree in Canada, and the bachelor honours degree in Australia.