The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded on 4 June 1917 by King George V as a reward for outstanding achievements. It was founded on the same date as the Order of the British Empire.
| Order of the Companions of Honour | |
|---|---|
 Badge and ribbon of the order | |
| Awarded by Charles III | |
| Type | Order |
| Established | 4 June 1917 |
| Motto | In Action Faithful and in Honour Clear |
| Eligibility | All living citizens of the Commonwealth realms |
| Criteria | Nationally important service |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Founder | George V |
| Sovereign | Charles III |
| Grades | Member (CH) |
 Ribbon bar of the order | |
The order was originally intended to be conferred upon a limited number of persons for whom this special distinction seemed to be the most appropriate form of recognition, constituting an honour dissociated from either the acceptance of title or the classification of merit. It is now described as being "awarded for having a major contribution to the arts, science, medicine, or government lasting over a long period of time". The first recipients of the order were all decorated for "services in connection with the war" and were listed in The London Gazette.
Composition
The order consists of the monarch of the Commonwealth realms, who is the Sovereign of the Order of the Companions of Honour, and a maximum of 65 members. Additionally, foreigners or Commonwealth citizens from outside the Commonwealth realms may be added as honorary members. Members are organised into a single class and are appointed by the monarch of the Commonwealth realms in their capacity as sovereign of the order. While membership of the order confers no title or precedence, those inducted into the order are entitled to use the post-nominal letters CH.
Appointments to the order are generally made on the advice of prime ministers of the Commonwealth realms. For Canadians, the advice to the Sovereign can come from a variety of officials. Originally, the order was limited to 50 ordinary members, but in 1943 it was enlarged to 65, with a quota of 45 members for the United Kingdom, seven for Australia, two each for New Zealand and South Africa, and nine for India, Burma, and the other British colonies. The quota numbers were altered in 1970 to 47 for the United Kingdom, seven for Australia, two for New Zealand, and nine for other Commonwealth realms. The quota was adjusted again in 1975 by adding two places to the New Zealand quota and reducing the nine for the other countries to seven.
Whilst still able to nominate candidates to the order, the Cabinet of Australia has effectively stopped the allocation of this award to that country's citizens in preference to other Australian honours. The last Australian member, Doug Anthony, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, died on 20 December 2020. Companions from other Commonwealth realms continue to be appointed, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, a New Zealand soprano, was given the award in 2018 and Canadian author Margaret Atwood was given the award in 2019.
Sebastian Coe, Baron Coe CH represented the Order at the 2023 Coronation.
Insignia
The insignia of the order is in the form of an oval medallion, surmounted by a royal crown (but, until recently, surmounted by an imperial crown), and with a rectangular panel within, depicting on it an oak tree, a shield with the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom hanging from one branch, and, on the left, a mounted knight in armour. The insignia's blue border bears in gold letters the motto IN ACTION FAITHFUL AND IN HONOUR CLEAR, Alexander Pope's description (in iambic pentameter) in his Epistle to Mr Addison of James Craggs the Younger, later used on Craggs's monument in Westminster Abbey. Men wear the badge on a neck ribbon (red with golden border threads) and women on a bow at the left shoulder.
Current members
Sovereign
| Name | Year of appointment | Present age |
|---|---|---|
| King Charles III (ex officio) | Sovereign since 2022 | 76 |
Royal Companion
| Name | Year of appointment | Present age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine, Princess of Wales GCVO, CH | 2024 | 43 | First Royal Companion |
Members
| Member number | Name | Known for | Year of appointment | Present age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-(267) | Norman Tebbit, Baron Tebitt CH, PC | Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and Secretary of State for Employment | 1987 | 93 |
| 2-(270) | Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking CH, PC | Secretary of State for the Home Department | 1992 | 90 |
| 3-(278) | Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater CH, PC | Secretary of State for Defence | 91 | |
| 4-(282) | Dame Janet Baker CH, DBE, FRSA | Opera singer | 1993 | 91 |
| 5-(287) | David Owen, Baron Owen CH, PC | Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | 1994 | 86 |
| 6-(289) | Sir David Attenborough OM, GCMG, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS, FSA, FRSA, FLS, FZS, FRSGS, FRSB | Television broadcaster and conservationist | 1995 | 98 |
| 7-(291) | Douglas Hurd, Lord Hurd of Westwell CH, CBE, PC | Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Secretary of State for the Home Department | 94 | |
| 8-(294) | David Hockney OM, CH, RA | Artist | 1997 | 87 |
| 9-(296) | Michael Heseltine, Baron Heseltine CH, PC | Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Secretary of State for Defence | 91 | |
| 10-(297) | Chris Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes KG, CH, PC | Governor of Hong Kong, Chairman of the BBC Trust, and Chancellor of the University of Oxford | 80 | |
| 11-(299) | Sir John Major KG, CH, PC | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | 1998 | 81 |
| 12-(300) | Bridget Riley CH, CBE | Artist | 93 | |
| 13-(305) | General John de Chastelain CC, CMM, CH, CStJ, CD | Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) and Chairman of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning | 87 | |
| 14-(317) | Dan McKenzie CH, FRS | Geophysicist | 2003 | 82 |
| 15-(318) | David Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick GCMG, CH | Permanent Representative to the United Nations | 79 | |
| 16-(320) | Dame Judi Dench CH, DBE, FRSA | Actress | 2005 | 90 |
| 17-(321) | Sir Ian McKellen CH, CBE | Actor | 2007 | 85 |
| 18-(323) | Michael Howard, Baron Howard of Lympne CH, PC, KC | Leader of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition and Secretary of State for the Home Department | 2011 | 83 |
| 19-(324) | George Young, Baron Young of Cookham CH, PC | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Leader of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom | 2012 | 83 |
| 20-(325) | Sebastian Coe, Baron Coe CH, KBE | President of World Athletics and Chairman of the British Olympic Association | 68 | |
| 21-(327) | Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde CH, PC | Leader of the House of Lords and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | 2013 | 64 |
| 22-(328) | Menzies Campbell, Baron Campbell of Pittenweem CH, CBE, PC, KC | Chancellor of the University of St Andrews and Leader of the Liberal Democrats | 83 | |
| 23-(329) | Sir Nicholas Serota CH | Curator and Director of the Tate | 78 | |
| 24-(331) | Onora O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve CH, CBE, FBA, FMedSci, MRIA | President of the British Academy | 83 | |
| 25-(333) | Kenneth Clarke, Baron Clarke of Nottingham CH, PC, KC | Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for the Home Department | 2014 | 84 |
| 26-(336) | Lady Mary Peters LG, CH, DBE, DStJ | Olympic gold medallist and Lord Lieutenant of Belfast | 2015 | 85 |
| 27-(339) | Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf CH, PC, FBA, FMedSci | Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales | 91 | |
| 28-(341) | Sir Roy Strong CH, FRSL | Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum and National Portrait Gallery, London | 2016 | 89 |
| 29-(343) | Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin KT, CH, FRSGS | Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation | 80 | |
| 30-(344) | Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos LG, CH, PC | United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Leader of the House of Lords and Secretary of State for International Development | 70 | |
| 31-(345) | George Osborne CH, PC | Chancellor of the Exchequer and First Secretary of State | 53 | |
| 32-(347) | Sir Richard Eyre CH, CBE | Director | 81 | |
| 33-(348) | Dame Evelyn Glennie CH, DBE | Musician | 59 | |
| 34-(349) | Sir Alec Jeffreys CH, FRS, MAE | Geneticist | 75 | |
| 35-(353) | Sir Mark Elder CH, CBE | Conductor | 2017 | 77 |
| 36-(355) | Sir Paul McCartney CH, MBE | Musician | 82 | |
| 37-(356) | J. K. Rowling CH, OBE, FRSL | Author | 59 | |
| 38-(357) | Dame Steve Shirley CH, DBE, FREng | Entrepreneur and philanthropist | 91 | |
| 39-(358) | Delia Smith CH, CBE | Cook and author | 83 | |
| 40-(359) | Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford CH, FRS, FBA, FAcSS | President of the British Academy and Chief Economist of the World Bank | 78 | |
| 41-(361) | Melvyn Bragg, Baron Bragg CH, FRS, FBA, FRSL | Broadcaster and Chancellor of the University of Leeds | 85 | |
| 42-(362) | Lady Antonia Fraser CH, DBE, FRSL | Author | 92 | |
| 43-(363) | Margaret MacMillan OM CC CH FRSL, FRSC, FBA, FRCGS | Historian, author and Provost of Trinity College, Toronto | 81 | |
| 44-(364) | Richard Henderson CH, FRS, FMedSci | Biologist | 2018 | 79 |
| 45-(365) | Dame Kiri Te Kanawa ONZ, CH, DBE, AC | Opera singer | 80 | |
| 46-(366) | Margaret Atwood CC OOnt CH FRSC FRSL | Author | 85 | |
| 47-(367) | Patrick McLoughlin, Baron McLoughlin CH, PC | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Secretary of State for Transport | 2019 | 67 |
| 48-(368) | Sir Elton John CH, CBE | Musician | 77 | |
| 49-(369) | Sir Keith Thomas CH, FBA, FLSW, FRHistS | Historian and President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford | 92 | |
| 50-(370) | Sir Paul Smith CH, CBE, RDI | Fashion designer | 2020 | 78 |
| 51-(371) | Sir David Chipperfield CH, CBE, RA, RDI, RIBA, HRSA | Architect | 71 | |
| 52-(372) | Sir Paul Nurse OM, CH, FRS, FMedSci, HonFREng, HonFBA, MAE | Geneticist and Nobel Laureate | 2021 | 76 |
| 53-(374) | Sir Quentin Blake CH, CBE, FCSD, FRSL, RDI | Illustrator | 2022 | 92 |
| 54-(375) | Sir Salman Rushdie CH, FRSL | Writer | 77 | |
| 55-(376) | Dame Marina Warner CH, DBE, FRSL, FBA | Writer | 78 | |
| 56-(377) | Sir Michael Marmot CH, FRCP, FFPM, FMedSci, FBA | Academic | 80 | |
| 57-(379) | Sir Bill Cash CH | Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales | 2023 | 84 |
| 58-(380) | Sir John Bell GBE, CH, FRS, FMedSci, FREng | President of the Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research | 72 | |
| 59-(381) | Ian McEwan CH, CBE, FRSA, FRSL | Author | 76 | |
| 60-(382) | Dame Anna Wintour CH, DBE | Media executive | 75 | |
| 61-(383) | Dame Shirley Bassey CH, DBE | Singer | 88 | |
| 62-(385) | Gordon Brown CH, PC, HonFRSE | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | 2024 | 73 |
| 63-(386) | Sir Kazuo Ishiguro CH, OBE, FRSA, FRSL | Novelist and screenwriter | 70 | |
| 64 | Vacant following the death of Frank Field, Baron Field of Birkenhead on 23 April 2024 | |||
| 65 | Vacant following the death of Dame Maggie Smith on 27 September 2024 |
Honorary Members
| Member number | Name | Known for | Year of appointment | Present age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-(261) | Amartya Sen CH, FBA | Economist | 2000 | 91 |
See also
- List of members of the Order of the Companions of Honour
- List of honorary British knights and dames
- List of people who have declined a British honour
Notes
- The number shown in brackets is the individual's place in the wider sequence of appointment since the Order's inception.
References
- "A New Order". The Times. 25 August 1917. p. 7.
- "The Monarch of the Today > Queen Ann arbor to the new one w public > Honours > Companions of Honour". Royal.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- "The honours system: Types of honours and awards". UK Government. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- "No. 30250". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 August 1917. p. 8799.
- (2005a). The Canadian Honours System. Toronto: Dundurn Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-55002-554-5.
- Rayment, Leigh. "Companions of Honour". Archived from the original on 26 September 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- Barbour, Lucy (20 December 2020). "Doug Anthony, former Nationals leader and deputy prime minister, dies aged 90". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- "Coronation order of service in full". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
External links
- The Order of the Companions of Honour – UK Cabinet Office
- Additional Orders – Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
- The British honours system – UK Government
- The King and Honours – Royal Household website
The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms It was founded on 4 June 1917 by King George V as a reward for outstanding achievements It was founded on the same date as the Order of the British Empire Order of the Companions of HonourBadge and ribbon of the orderAwarded by Charles IIITypeOrderEstablished4 June 1917MottoIn Action Faithful and in Honour ClearEligibilityAll living citizens of the Commonwealth realmsCriteriaNationally important serviceStatusCurrently constitutedFounderGeorge VSovereignCharles IIIGradesMember CH Ribbon bar of the order The order was originally intended to be conferred upon a limited number of persons for whom this special distinction seemed to be the most appropriate form of recognition constituting an honour dissociated from either the acceptance of title or the classification of merit It is now described as being awarded for having a major contribution to the arts science medicine or government lasting over a long period of time The first recipients of the order were all decorated for services in connection with the war and were listed in The London Gazette CompositionJohn Buchan Lord Tweedsmuir as Governor General of Canada wearing the Order of the Companions of Honour badge around his neck The order consists of the monarch of the Commonwealth realms who is the Sovereign of the Order of the Companions of Honour and a maximum of 65 members Additionally foreigners or Commonwealth citizens from outside the Commonwealth realms may be added as honorary members Members are organised into a single class and are appointed by the monarch of the Commonwealth realms in their capacity as sovereign of the order While membership of the order confers no title or precedence those inducted into the order are entitled to use the post nominal letters CH Appointments to the order are generally made on the advice of prime ministers of the Commonwealth realms For Canadians the advice to the Sovereign can come from a variety of officials Originally the order was limited to 50 ordinary members but in 1943 it was enlarged to 65 with a quota of 45 members for the United Kingdom seven for Australia two each for New Zealand and South Africa and nine for India Burma and the other British colonies The quota numbers were altered in 1970 to 47 for the United Kingdom seven for Australia two for New Zealand and nine for other Commonwealth realms The quota was adjusted again in 1975 by adding two places to the New Zealand quota and reducing the nine for the other countries to seven Whilst still able to nominate candidates to the order the Cabinet of Australia has effectively stopped the allocation of this award to that country s citizens in preference to other Australian honours The last Australian member Doug Anthony former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia died on 20 December 2020 Companions from other Commonwealth realms continue to be appointed Dame Kiri Te Kanawa a New Zealand soprano was given the award in 2018 and Canadian author Margaret Atwood was given the award in 2019 Sebastian Coe Baron Coe CH represented the Order at the 2023 Coronation InsigniaThe insignia of the order is in the form of an oval medallion surmounted by a royal crown but until recently surmounted by an imperial crown and with a rectangular panel within depicting on it an oak tree a shield with the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom hanging from one branch and on the left a mounted knight in armour The insignia s blue border bears in gold letters the motto IN ACTION FAITHFUL AND IN HONOUR CLEAR Alexander Pope s description in iambic pentameter in his Epistle to Mr Addison of James Craggs the Younger later used on Craggs s monument in Westminster Abbey Men wear the badge on a neck ribbon red with golden border threads and women on a bow at the left shoulder Current membersSovereign Name Year of appointment Present ageKing Charles III ex officio Sovereign since 2022 76Royal Companion Name Year of appointment Present age NotesCatherine Princess of Wales GCVO CH 2024 43 First Royal CompanionMembers Member number Name Known for Year of appointment Present age1 267 Norman Tebbit Baron Tebitt CH PC Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and Secretary of State for Employment 1987 932 270 Kenneth Baker Baron Baker of Dorking CH PC Secretary of State for the Home Department 1992 903 278 Tom King Baron King of Bridgwater CH PC Secretary of State for Defence 914 282 Dame Janet Baker CH DBE FRSA Opera singer 1993 915 287 David Owen Baron Owen CH PC Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 1994 866 289 Sir David Attenborough OM GCMG CH CVO CBE FRS FSA FRSA FLS FZS FRSGS FRSB Television broadcaster and conservationist 1995 987 291 Douglas Hurd Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE PC Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Secretary of State for the Home Department 948 294 David Hockney OM CH RA Artist 1997 879 296 Michael Heseltine Baron Heseltine CH PC Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Secretary of State for Defence 9110 297 Chris Patten Baron Patten of Barnes KG CH PC Governor of Hong Kong Chairman of the BBC Trust and Chancellor of the University of Oxford 8011 299 Sir John Major KG CH PC Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1998 8112 300 Bridget Riley CH CBE Artist 9313 305 General John de Chastelain CC CMM CH CStJ CD Chief of the Defence Staff Canada and Chairman of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning 8714 317 Dan McKenzie CH FRS Geophysicist 2003 8215 318 David Hannay Baron Hannay of Chiswick GCMG CH Permanent Representative to the United Nations 7916 320 Dame Judi Dench CH DBE FRSA Actress 2005 9017 321 Sir Ian McKellen CH CBE Actor 2007 8518 323 Michael Howard Baron Howard of Lympne CH PC KC Leader of His Majesty s Most Loyal Opposition and Secretary of State for the Home Department 2011 8319 324 George Young Baron Young of Cookham CH PC Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Leader of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom 2012 8320 325 Sebastian Coe Baron Coe CH KBE President of World Athletics and Chairman of the British Olympic Association 6821 327 Thomas Galbraith 2nd Baron Strathclyde CH PC Leader of the House of Lords and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 2013 6422 328 Menzies Campbell Baron Campbell of Pittenweem CH CBE PC KC Chancellor of the University of St Andrews and Leader of the Liberal Democrats 8323 329 Sir Nicholas Serota CH Curator and Director of the Tate 7824 331 Onora O Neill Baroness O Neill of Bengarve CH CBE FBA FMedSci MRIA President of the British Academy 8325 333 Kenneth Clarke Baron Clarke of Nottingham CH PC KC Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for the Home Department 2014 8426 336 Lady Mary Peters LG CH DBE DStJ Olympic gold medallist and Lord Lieutenant of Belfast 2015 8527 339 Harry Woolf Baron Woolf CH PC FBA FMedSci Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales 9128 341 Sir Roy Strong CH FRSL Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum and National Portrait Gallery London 2016 8929 343 Robert Smith Baron Smith of Kelvin KT CH FRSGS Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation 8030 344 Valerie Amos Baroness Amos LG CH PC United Nations Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Leader of the House of Lords and Secretary of State for International Development 7031 345 George Osborne CH PC Chancellor of the Exchequer and First Secretary of State 5332 347 Sir Richard Eyre CH CBE Director 8133 348 Dame Evelyn Glennie CH DBE Musician 5934 349 Sir Alec Jeffreys CH FRS MAE Geneticist 7535 353 Sir Mark Elder CH CBE Conductor 2017 7736 355 Sir Paul McCartney CH MBE Musician 8237 356 J K Rowling CH OBE FRSL Author 5938 357 Dame Steve Shirley CH DBE FREng Entrepreneur and philanthropist 9139 358 Delia Smith CH CBE Cook and author 8340 359 Nicholas Stern Baron Stern of Brentford CH FRS FBA FAcSS President of the British Academy and Chief Economist of the World Bank 7841 361 Melvyn Bragg Baron Bragg CH FRS FBA FRSL Broadcaster and Chancellor of the University of Leeds 8542 362 Lady Antonia Fraser CH DBE FRSL Author 9243 363 Margaret MacMillan OM CC CH FRSL FRSC FBA FRCGS Historian author and Provost of Trinity College Toronto 8144 364 Richard Henderson CH FRS FMedSci Biologist 2018 7945 365 Dame Kiri Te Kanawa ONZ CH DBE AC Opera singer 8046 366 Margaret Atwood CC OOnt CH FRSC FRSL Author 8547 367 Patrick McLoughlin Baron McLoughlin CH PC Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Secretary of State for Transport 2019 6748 368 Sir Elton John CH CBE Musician 7749 369 Sir Keith Thomas CH FBA FLSW FRHistS Historian and President of Corpus Christi College Oxford 9250 370 Sir Paul Smith CH CBE RDI Fashion designer 2020 7851 371 Sir David Chipperfield CH CBE RA RDI RIBA HRSA Architect 7152 372 Sir Paul Nurse OM CH FRS FMedSci HonFREng HonFBA MAE Geneticist and Nobel Laureate 2021 7653 374 Sir Quentin Blake CH CBE FCSD FRSL RDI Illustrator 2022 9254 375 Sir Salman Rushdie CH FRSL Writer 7755 376 Dame Marina Warner CH DBE FRSL FBA Writer 7856 377 Sir Michael Marmot CH FRCP FFPM FMedSci FBA Academic 8057 379 Sir Bill Cash CH Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales 2023 8458 380 Sir John Bell GBE CH FRS FMedSci FREng President of the Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research 7259 381 Ian McEwan CH CBE FRSA FRSL Author 7660 382 Dame Anna Wintour CH DBE Media executive 7561 383 Dame Shirley Bassey CH DBE Singer 8862 385 Gordon Brown CH PC HonFRSE Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 2024 7363 386 Sir Kazuo Ishiguro CH OBE FRSA FRSL Novelist and screenwriter 7064 Vacant following the death of Frank Field Baron Field of Birkenhead on 23 April 202465 Vacant following the death of Dame Maggie Smith on 27 September 2024Honorary Members Member number Name Known for Year of appointment Present age1 261 Amartya Sen CH FBA Economist 2000 91See alsoList of members of the Order of the Companions of Honour List of honorary British knights and dames List of people who have declined a British honourNotesThe number shown in brackets is the individual s place in the wider sequence of appointment since the Order s inception References A New Order The Times 25 August 1917 p 7 The Monarch of the Today gt Queen Ann arbor to the new one w public gt Honours gt Companions of Honour Royal gov uk Archived from the original on 23 December 2011 Retrieved 3 December 2011 The honours system Types of honours and awards UK Government 22 August 2016 Retrieved 31 August 2016 No 30250 The London Gazette Supplement 24 August 1917 p 8799 2005a The Canadian Honours System Toronto Dundurn Press p 100 ISBN 978 1 55002 554 5 Rayment Leigh Companions of Honour Archived from the original on 26 September 2008 Retrieved 7 December 2013 Barbour Lucy 20 December 2020 Doug Anthony former Nationals leader and deputy prime minister dies aged 90 ABC News Australia Retrieved 20 December 2020 Coronation order of service in full BBC News 5 May 2023 Retrieved 6 May 2023 External linksWikimedia Commons has media related to Order of the Companions of Honour The Order of the Companions of Honour UK Cabinet Office Additional Orders Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood The British honours system UK Government The King and Honours Royal Household website
