Queen's Awards

[Tubbycoates]

So she dishes out Knighthoods, OBE's, MBE's etc, but are they actually worth anything?

If someone gets an OBE rather than a MBE, does it carry more priviliges?
Or any at all?

TIA

[VHG]

I am not sure "she" dishes them out.

They are suggested to her (or the people responsible for awarding them) and they decide if they should have them or not.

They write to the person and ask if it will be accepted, and if so then it is announced at a later date.

When you asked are the worth anything - do you mean financially or in terms of prestige?

[cassa333]

It is worth a great deal to those that getter and those that down over them.

[Cloverjo]

I suppose an award carries a certain prestige, although I can never remeber where in the pecking order MBEs, OBEs etc. come. I'm impressed by someone who got one through charity work, but I don't imagine it would get you a better table in a restaurant, for example. It's a nice occasion to meet the queen, I suppose.

[Tubbycoates]

I just find it odd that so much is made of the awards when they are awarded, but if there is nothing with them, then a knighthood is just the same as any other award.

Or am I missing something?

[Baldric]

Not sure I understand this

//It is worth a great deal to those that getter and those that down over them.//

[Buenchico]

The only Honour that is solely within the Queen's gift is that of Companionship of the Order of the Garter. (There can't be more than 24 Companion Members at any one time).

All other Honour's are given by Her Majesty's Government, nominally on behalf of Her Majesty.

The differences between 'MBE', 'OBE', etc are entirely ones of rank. So a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) is junior to an Officer of the Order (OBE) who, in turn, is junior to a Commander (CBE) and a Knight (KBE).

[Arksided]

I respect those that have achieved such merits but hold little water with me.

[ToraToraTora]

Her Majesty does not "dish out" honours that is the politicians.