New Year’s Honours List 2019 – all the people rewarded for services to Britain
THE Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2019 has some of Britain’s top names recognised for their services to the country.
The tradition dates back to 1860 when Queen Victoria gave out her first Birthday Honours. We reveal who made it on this year’s most coveted roll call.
However, the person being nominated must be actively involved in what you are nominating them for.
Once someone is nominated, the honours committee will review the person and check they are suitable for receiving an award.
This may include checks by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Reviews are carried out by various government departments.
When is the Queen’s birthday?
The monarch has two birthdays in the UK – their actual one and an official one.
The two-birthday tradition was started by George II in 1748, was born in November, and felt the weather would be too cold at that time of year for his annual birthday parade.
Instead, he combined his birthday celebration with an annual spring military parade known as Trooping the Colour, in which regiments displayed their flags or "colours.
While Queen Elizabeth II’s actual birthday is in April, she has chosen to continue this tradition and has a ‘second’ birthday in June, which is when she hands out honours.
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