-
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...
-
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...
- "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...
-
Women Faith, Hope,
Charity site
London Gazette notice of Mary Austin's
damehood for "distinguished
service to the community" NLA
profile Ancestry.com website...
- and,
later in the year, she was
reported to have
declined an
honorary UK
damehood. The tour
resumed on June 7 in
Paris and
ended in
September 2017. In August...
-
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...
- new
Labour Prime Minister,
Helen Clark,
announced that
knighthoods and
damehoods had been
abolished and the order's
statutes amended. From 2000 to 2009...
-
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 Joan
Margaret Higgins, DBE
FAcSS is a
British academic, educator, and
public health service manager.
Higgins graduated in
social administration from...
