- new
Labour Prime Minister,
Helen Clark,
announced that
knighthoods and
damehoods had been
abolished and the order's
statutes amended. From 2000 to 2009...
-
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...
- "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
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...
- Dame Emma
Thompson DBE (born 15
April 1959) is a
British actress and screenwriter. Her work
spans over four
decades of
screen and stage, and her accolades...
- 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...
-
modern female equivalent in the
English language is Dame.
Knighthoods and
damehoods are
traditionally regarded as
being one of the most
prestigious awards...
- of
imperial honours to
citizens of a realm,
including knighthoods and
damehoods, does not
necessarily prevent a
citizen of a
Commonwealth realm from receiving...
- Dame
Julie Andrews DBE (born
Julia Elizabeth Wells on 1
October 1935) is an
English actress, singer, and author. She has
garnered numerous accolades throughout...
- Dame
Helen Mirren DBE (born
Helen Lydia Mironoff, 26 July 1945) is an
English actor. In a
career spanning 60 years, she is the
recipient of
numerous accolades...
