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| 13 (291) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Douglas Hurd|The Lord Hurd of Westwell]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|CBE|PC}} || Politician || 30 December 1995 || {{age|1930|03|08}}
| 13 (291) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Douglas Hurd|The Lord Hurd of Westwell]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|CBE|PC}} || Politician || 30 December 1995 || {{age|1930|03|08}}
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| 14 (293) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Geoffrey Howe|The Lord Howe of Aberavon]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|QC|PC}} || Politician || 15 June 1996 || {{age|1926|12|20}}
| 14 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH}} || || June || {{age|||}}
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| 15 (294) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[David Hockney]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|OM|CH}} || Artist || 14 June 1997 || {{age|1937|07|09}}
| 15 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH}} || || 1997 || {{age|||}}
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| 16 (296) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Michael Heseltine|The Lord Heseltine]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|PC}} || Politician || 2 August 1997 || {{age|1933|03|21}}
| 16 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ |The Lord ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|PC}} || Politician || 1997 || {{age|||}}
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| 17 (297) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Chris Patten|The Lord Patten of Barnes]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|PC}} || Politician and former [[Governor of Hong Kong]] || 31 December 1997 || {{age|1944|05|12}}
| 17 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|}} || || || {{age|||}}
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| 18 (298) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Peter Brook]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|CBE}} || Theatre director || 13 June 1998 || {{age|1925|03|21}}
| 18 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|}} || || 1998 || {{age||03|}}
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| 19 (299) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Major|Sir John Major]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KG|CH|PC}} || Former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] || 31 December 1998 || {{age|1943|03|29}}
| 19 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|}} || || 31 December 1998 || {{age|||}}
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| 20 (300) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Bridget Riley]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|CBE}} || Artist || 31 December 1998 || {{age|1931|04|24}}
| 20 () || {{flagicon|}} [[ ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|}} || || 31 December 1998 || {{age|||}}
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| 21 (305) || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[John de Chastelain]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CC|CH|CMM|CD}} || Canadian general and diplomat || 31 December 1998 || {{age|1937|07|30}}
| 21 () || {{flagicon|}} [[ ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH}} || || December || {{age||07|}}
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| 22 (311) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Harrison Birtwistle|Sir Harrison Birtwistle]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH}} || Composer || 30 December 2000 || {{age|1934|07|15}}
| 22 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ |Sir ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH}} || || || {{age|||}}
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| 23 (312) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Michael Howard (historian)|Sir Michael Howard]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|OM|CH|CBE|MC|FBA}} || Historian || 15 June 2002 || {{age|1922|11|29}}
| 23 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Howard |Sir Howard]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|CBE}} || || 2002 || {{age|||}}
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| 24 (313) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Howard Hodgkin|Sir Howard Hodgkin]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|CBE}} || Artist || 31 December 2002 || {{age|1932|08|06}}
| 24 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|CBE}} || || 31 December 2002 || {{age|||}}
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| 25 (316) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[James Lovelock]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|CBE|FRS}} || Scientist and environmentalist || 31 December 2002 || {{age|1919|07|26}}
| 25 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|FRS}} || || || {{age|||}}
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| 26 (317) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Dan McKenzie (geophysicist)|Dan McKenzie]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|FRS}} || Geophysicist || 14 June 2003 || {{age|1942|02|21}}
| 26 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ | ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,||}} || || 14 June 2003 || {{age|||}}
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| 27 (318) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[David Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick|The Lord Hannay of Chiswick]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|GCMG|CH}} || Diplomat || 14 June 2003 || {{age|1945|09|28}}
| 27 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ | ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH}} || || June || {{age|||}}
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| 28 (320) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Judi Dench|Dame Judi Dench]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|DBE}} || Actress || 11 June 2005 || {{age|1934|12|09}}
| 28 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ | ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|}} || || || {{age|||}}
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| 29 (321) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Ian McKellen|Sir Ian McKellen]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|CBE}} || Actor || 31 December 2007 || {{age|1939|05|25}}
| 29 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ | ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH}} || || || {{age|||}}
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| 30 (322) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Richard Rogers|The Lord Rogers of Riverside]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH}} || Architect || 14 June 2008 || {{age|1933|07|23}}
| 30 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ |The Lord of ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH}} || || June || {{age||07|}}
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| 31 (323) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Michael Howard|The Lord Howard of Lympne]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|QC|PC}} || Politician || 11 June 2011 || {{age|1941|07|07}}
| 31 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ |The Lord of ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|||PC}} || Politician || || {{age|1941|07|}}
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| 32 (324) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Sir George Young, 6th Baronet|The Lord Young of Cookham]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|Bt|CH|PC}} || Politician || 20 September 2012 || {{age|1941|07|16}}
| 32 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ |The Lord ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|}} || || 2012 || {{age|||}}
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| 33 (325) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Sebastian Coe|The Lord Coe]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|KBE}} || Athlete, politician, organiser of [[2012 Olympics]] || 29 December 2012 || {{age|1956|09|29}}
| 33 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|}} || || 29 December 2012 || {{age|||29}}
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| 34 (326) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Peter Higgs]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|FRS}} || Physicist || 29 December 2012 || {{age|1929|05|29}}
| 34 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|}} || || || {{age|||}}
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| 35 (327) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde|The Lord Strathclyde]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|PC}} || Politician || 7 January 2013 || {{age|1960|02|22}}
| 35 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ | ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|PC}} || Politician || 2013 || {{age|||22}}
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| 36 (328) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Menzies Campbell|Sir Menzies Campbell]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|CBE|QC|PC}} || Politician || 15 June 2013 || {{age|1941|05|22}}
| 36 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ |Sir ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH}} || || 15 June 2013 || {{age|||}}
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| 37 (329) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Nicholas Serota|Sir Nicholas Serota]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH}} || Museum curator || 15 June 2013 || {{age|1946|04|27}}
| 37 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ |Sir ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH}} || || 2013 || {{age|||}}
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| 38 (330) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Peter Maxwell Davies|Sir Peter Maxwell Davies]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|CBE}} || Composer || 31 December 2013 || {{age|1934|09|08}}
| 38 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ | ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|CBE}} || || 31 December 2013 || {{age||08}}
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| 39 (331) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Onora O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve|The Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|CBE|FBA|FRS|FMedSci}} || Philosopher|| 31 December 2013 || {{age|1941|08|13}}
| 39 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ | ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|}} || || || {{age|||}}
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| 40 (332) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Maggie Smith|Dame Maggie Smith]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|DBE}} || Actress || 14 June 2014 || {{age|1934|12|28}}
| 40 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|}} || || 2014 || {{age|||}}
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| 41 (333) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Kenneth Clarke]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|QC|PC|MP}} || Politician || 22 July 2014 || {{age|1940|07|02}}
| 41 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH||PC}} || Politician || || {{age|||}}
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| 42 (334) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Paddy Ashdown|The Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|GCMG|CH|KBE|PC}} || Politician || 1 January 2015 || {{age|1941|2|27}}
| 42 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ | ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|}} || || 1 January 2015 || {{age|||}}
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| 43 (336) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Mary Peters (athlete)|Dame Mary Peters]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|DBE}} || Athlete || 1 January 2015 || {{age|1939|7|6}}
| 43 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ | ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|}} || || 1 January 2015 || {{age|||}}
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| 44 (337) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[David Young, Baron Young of Graffham|The Lord Young of Graffham]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|PC|DL}} || Politician || 1 January 2015 || {{age|1932|2|27}}
| 44 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ | ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|}} || || 2015 || {{age|||}}
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| 45 (338) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Neville Marriner|Sir Neville Marriner]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|CBE}} || Conductor || 12 June 2015 || {{age|1924|4|15}}
| 45 () || {{flagicon|UK}} [[ | ]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|}} || || 12 June 2015 || {{age|||}}
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| 46 (339) || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf|The Lord Woolf]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CH|PC|FBA|FMedSci}} || Judge || 12 June 2015 || {{age|1933|5|2}}
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Order of the Companions of Honour
Riband and badge of the "Companions of Honour"
Awarded by the sovereign of the Commonwealth realms
TypeOrder
MottoIn Action Faithful and in Honour Clear
Awarded forNationally important service
StatusCurrently constituted
SovereignQueen Elizabeth II
GradesCompanion (CH)

Ribbon bar of the order

Lord Tweedsmuir, as Governor General of Canada, wearing the Companion of Honour badge around his neck as part of his ceremonial Windsor uniform

The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded by King George V in June 1917, as a reward for outstanding achievements in the arts, literature, music, science, politics, industry, and religion. It is sometimes regarded as the junior order to the Order of Merit.[1]

Composition

The order consists of the Sovereign, plus no more than 65 Companions of Honour. Additionally, foreigners from outside the realms may be added as honorary members. Membership of the order confers no title, or precedence, but recipients of this one-class order are entitled to use the post-nominal letters CH. Appointments can be made on the advice of Commonwealth prime ministers.[1] For Canadians, the advice to the Sovereign can come from a variety of officials.[2]

Originally, the order was limited to 50 ordinary members, but it was enlarged to 65 in 1943 with a quota of 45 members for the United Kingdom, seven for Australia, two each for New Zealand and South Africa, and 9 for India, Burma and the colonies. The quota numbers were altered in 1970 to 47 for the United Kingdom, 7 for Australia, 2 for New Zealand and 9 for other Commonwealth realms. The quota was adjusted again in 1975 by adding 2 places to the New Zealand quota and reducing the 9 for the other countries to 7.[3]

Appearance

The insignia of the order is in the form of an oval medallion with an oak tree, a shield with the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom hanging from one branch, and on the left a mounted knight in armour. The badge's clear blue border bears 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, later used on Craggs' monument in Westminster Abbey) in gold letters, and the oval is surmounted by an imperial crown. Men wear the badge on a ribbon (red with golden border threads) around their necks, and women on a bow at the left shoulder.

Current Companions

Member Number[n 1] Name Post-Nominals Known for Date of appointment Age
1 (237) Papua New Guinea Sir Michael Somare GCL, GCMG, CH, PC, MP Former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea 3 June 1978 88
2 (246) Australia Doug Anthony AC, CH, PC Former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia 31 December 1981 94
3 (249) United Kingdom The Lord Carrington KG, GCMG, CH, MC, PC, DL Politician 11 June 1983 105
4 (265) United Kingdom Sydney Brenner CH, FRS, FMedSci Biologist 31 December 1986 97
5 (267) United Kingdom The Lord Tebbit CH, PC Politician 31 July 1987 93
6 (269) United Kingdom Stephen Hawking CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA Physicist 17 June 1989 82
7 (270) United Kingdom The Lord Baker of Dorking CH, PC Politician 13 April 1992 89
8 (271) United Kingdom The Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville CH, PC Politician 13 April 1992 90
9 (278) United Kingdom The Lord King of Bridgwater CH, PC Politician 13 April 1992 91
10 (282) United Kingdom Dame Janet Baker CH, DBE Opera singer 31 December 1993 90
11 (287) United Kingdom The Lord Owen CH, PC Politician 11 June 1994 86
12 (289) United Kingdom Sir David Attenborough OM, CH, CVO, CBE Broadcaster and naturalist 30 December 1995 98
13 (291) United Kingdom The Lord Hurd of Westwell CH, CBE, PC Politician 30 December 1995 94
14 (294) United Kingdom David Hockney OM, CH Artist 14 June 1997 87
15 (296) United Kingdom The Lord Heseltine CH, PC Politician 2 August 1997 91
16 (297) United Kingdom The Lord Patten of Barnes CH, PC Politician and former Governor of Hong Kong 31 December 1997 80
17 (298) United Kingdom Peter Brook CH, CBE Theatre director 13 June 1998 99
18 (299) United Kingdom Sir John Major KG, CH, PC Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 31 December 1998 81
19 (300) United Kingdom Bridget Riley CH, CBE Artist 31 December 1998 93
20 (305) Canada John de Chastelain CC, CH, CMM, CD Canadian general and diplomat 31 December 1998 86
21 (311) United Kingdom Sir Harrison Birtwistle CH Composer 30 December 2000 90
22 (312) United Kingdom Sir Michael Howard OM, CH, CBE, MC, FBA Historian 15 June 2002 101
23 (313) United Kingdom Sir Howard Hodgkin CH, CBE Artist 31 December 2002 91
24 (316) United Kingdom James Lovelock CH, CBE, FRS Scientist and environmentalist 31 December 2002 104
25 (317) United Kingdom Dan McKenzie CH, FRS Geophysicist 14 June 2003 82
26 (318) United Kingdom The Lord Hannay of Chiswick GCMG, CH Diplomat 14 June 2003 78
27 (320) United Kingdom Dame Judi Dench CH, DBE Actress 11 June 2005 89
28 ((321) United Kingdom Sir Ian McKellen CH, CBE Actor 31 December 2007 85
29 (322) United Kingdom The Lord Rogers of Riverside CH Architect 14 June 2008 90
30 (323) United Kingdom The Lord Howard of Lympne CH, QC, PC Politician 11 June 2011 83
31 (324) United Kingdom The Lord Young of Cookham Bt, CH, PC Politician 20 September 2012 83
32 (325) United Kingdom The Lord Coe CH, KBE Athlete, politician, organiser of 2012 Olympics 29 December 2012 67
33 (326) United Kingdom Peter Higgs CH, FRS Physicist 29 December 2012 95
34 (327) United Kingdom The Lord Strathclyde CH, PC Politician 7 January 2013 64
35 (328) United Kingdom Sir Menzies Campbell CH, CBE, QC, PC Politician 15 June 2013 83
36 (329) United Kingdom Sir Nicholas Serota CH Museum curator 15 June 2013 78
37 (330) United Kingdom Sir Peter Maxwell Davies CH, CBE Composer 31 December 2013 89
38 (331) United Kingdom The Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve CH, CBE, FBA, FRS, FMedSci Philosopher 31 December 2013 82
39 (332) United Kingdom Dame Maggie Smith CH, DBE Actress 14 June 2014 89
40 (333) United Kingdom Kenneth Clarke CH, QC, PC, MP Politician 22 July 2014 84
41 (334) United Kingdom The Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon GCMG, CH, KBE, PC Politician 1 January 2015 83
42 (336) United Kingdom Dame Mary Peters CH, DBE Athlete 1 January 2015 85
43 (337) United Kingdom The Lord Young of Graffham CH, PC, DL Politician 1 January 2015 92
44 (338) United Kingdom Sir Neville Marriner CH, CBE Conductor 12 June 2015 100
45 (339) United Kingdom The Lord Woolf CH, PC, FBA, FMedSci Judge 12 June 2015 91
Honorary Companions
Member Number Name Post-Nominals Known for Date of appointment Age
1 (261) India Amartya Sen CH Economist 11 May 2000 90
2 (304) Netherlands Bernard Haitink CH, KBE Conductor 12 June 2002 95

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The number shown in brackets is the individual's place in the wider sequence of appointment since the Order's inception.

References

  1. ^ a b "The Monarchy Today > Queen and public > Honours > Companions of Honour". Royal.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  2. ^ McCreery, Christopher (2005a). The Canadian Honours System. Toronto: Dundurn Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-55002-554-5.
  3. ^ Rayment, Leigh. "Companions of Honour". Retrieved 7 December 2013.
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