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First, you will receive a letter inviting you to accept the award – this usually arrives around 6 weeks before an Honours List is announced. All King’s honours awards, including Knighthoods (KBE) and ...

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Yes, as it shows to the Cabinet Office that more than one person has had the same idea to nominate the person at roughly the same time, which is a very positive thing.

Anyone can be nominated to receive a KBE or DBE so long as they meet the King’s honour criteria for that award. A knighthood or damehood can be presented for all types of different achievement, but ...

Only individuals who have been awarded a Knighthood or Damehood are entitled to use these titles with their name. If you are awarded an MBE, OBE or CBE you may use these letters after your name.

In order to recommend someone for a knighthood or damehood you need to provide the Cabinet Office with all the relevant details of the nominee’s achievements. As with a nomination for an MBE, OBE or ...

The Honours and Appointments Secretariat at The Cabinet Office collate nominations as they arrive and refer them to the most relevant of the nine honours committees. Honours committees assess all ...