Order of the Companions of Honour
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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, or religion.
The order consists of the sovereign, plus no more than 65 Companions of Honour with, originally, a quota of 45 members for the United Kingdom, 7 for Australia, 2 for New Zealand and 11 for other countries. Additionally, foreigners may be added as "honorary members". The order confers no knighthood or other status, but recipients of this one-class order are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "CH".
The insignia of the Order consists of an oval medallion with an oak tree, a shield with the royal arms 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.
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Current members
- Sovereign: HM The Queen
- Members:
- Template:Flagicon The Rt Hon. The Lord Ashley of Stoke CH PC (1975)
- Template:Flagicon The Rt Hon. Malcolm Fraser AC CH (1976)
- Template:Flagicon The Rt Hon. The Lord Glenamara CH PC (1976)
- Template:Flagicon The Rt Hon. Sir Michael Somare GCL GCMG CH CF (1978)
- Template:Flagicon The Rt Hon. The Lord Healey CH MBE PC (1979)
- Template:Flagicon The Rt Hon. Sir Brian Talboys AC CH KCB (1981)
- Template:Flagicon The Rt Hon. Doug Anthony AC CH (1981)
- Template:Flagicon Dr Frederick Sanger OM CH CBE FRS (1981)
- Template:Flagicon The Rt Hon. The Lord Carrington KG GCMG CH MC PC DL (1983)
- Template:Flagicon Lucian Freud OM CH CBE (1983)
- Template:Flagicon Dr Sydney Brenner CH FRS (1987)
- Template:Flagicon The Rt Hon. The Lord Tebbit CH PC (1987)
- Template:Flagicon Professor Stephen Hawking CH CBE FRS FRSA (1989)
- Template:Flagicon The Rt Hon. The Lord Baker of Dorking CH PC (1992)
- Template:Flagicon The Rt Hon. The Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville CH PC (1992)
- Template:Flagicon The Rt Hon. The Lord King of Bridgwater CH PC (1992)
- Template:Flagicon Dame Janet Baker CH DBE (1993)
- Template:Flagicon The Rt Hon. The Lord Owen CH PC (1994)
- Template:Flagicon The Rt Hon. The Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE PC (1995)
- Template:Flagicon Sir David Attenborough OM CH CVO CBE FRS FZS (1996)
- Template:Flagicon The Rt Hon. The Lord Howe of Aberavon CH PC QC (1996)
- Template:Flagicon The Rt Hon. The Lord Heseltine CH PC (1997)
- Template:Flagicon David Hockney CH RA (1997)
- Template:Flagicon Peter Brook CH CBE (1998)
- Template:Flagicon Professor Eric Hobsbawm CH FBA (1998)
- Template:Flagicon The Rt Hon. Sir John Major KG CH (1998)
- Template:Flagicon The Rt Hon. The Lord Patten of Barnes CH PC (1998)
- Template:Flagicon Bridget Riley CH CBE (1998)
- Template:Flagicon General John de Chastelain CH OC CMM CD (1999)
- Template:Flagicon Richard Hamilton CH (2000)
- Template:Flagicon Doris Lessing CH OBE (2000)
- Template:Flagicon Sir Harrison Birtwistle CH (2001)
- Template:Flagicon Sir Colin Davis CH CBE (2001)
- Template:Flagicon Sir George Christie CH (2001)
- Template:Flagicon Sir Michael Howard OM CH CBE MC FBA (2002)
- Template:Flagicon The Rt Hon. The Lord Hannay of Chiswick GCMG CH (2003)
- Template:Flagicon Sir Howard Hodgkin CH CBE (2003)
- Template:Flagicon Professor James Lovelock CH CBE FRS (2003)
- Template:Flagicon Sir Charles Mackerras AC CH CBE (2003)
- Template:Flagicon Sir Denis Mahon CH CBE (2003)
- Template:Flagicon Professor Dan McKenzie CH FRS (2003)
- Template:Flagicon Dame Judi Dench CH DBE FRSA (2005)
- Template:Flagicon Professor Anthony Pawson CH OC OOnt FRS FRSC (2006)
- Template:Flagicon Sir Ian McKellen CH CBE (2008)
- Template:Flagicon The Rt Hon. The Lord Rogers of Riverside CH (2008)
- Honorary Members:
See also
- List of Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour
- List of honorary British Knights
- List of people who have declined a British honour
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References
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