-
fashion as men
receiving decorations or medals, even if they are
receiving a
damehood, so
there is no
female word
equivalent of
being "knighted". The
Order of...
- for
renouncing an honour.
Geraldine McEwan declined a
damehood.
Vanessa Redgrave declined a
damehood in 1999, but
accepted it in 2022. She also accepted...
- Dame
Olivia Newton-John AC DBE (26
September 1948 – 8
August 2022) was a
British and
Australian singer and actress. She was a four-time
Grammy Award winner...
- "militaristic ring"), as well as
advocating for the
abolition of
knighthoods and
damehoods; the government, however, was not of the
opinion that a case for change...
- Dame Emma
Thompson (born 15
April 1959) is a
British actress and screenwriter. Her work
spans over four
decades of
screen and stage, and her accolades...
-
baronets and
other offices. As the
female equivalent for
knighthood is
damehood, the suo jure
female equivalent term is
typically Dame. The wife of a knight...
-
first British woman to win the
Oscar for Best Picture.
Thomas received a
damehood in 2024 for her
contributions to film. Emma
Thomas was born on 9 December...
- Dame
Margaret Natalie Smith (28
December 1934 – 27
September 2024) was a
British actress.
Known for her wit in both
comedic and
dramatic roles, she had...
- new
Labour Prime Minister,
Helen Clark,
announced that
knighthoods and
damehoods had been
abolished and the order's
statutes amended. From 2000 to 2009...
-
Empire (DBE) for
services to
charity and
cancer awareness. She
received her
damehood from
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, at her
parental home. In her final...
