A volunteer who was recognised in the King's New Year Honours has said it was "very difficult" keeping the secret. Corinne Rowe, from Bracknell, Berkshire, began volunteering for the British Red Cross ...

But the year – and decade – have ended on a positive note, with nine Brits being recognised in the Queen ... British Benevolent Association (BBA) of Girona also won the BEM (British Empire ...

The Falkland Islands' farmer and committed charity worker Tex Alazia was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Queen's New Year's Honors List.

On 30 November he was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire by the Governor General at Government House, Melbourne. On 28 May 1948 Cobby was presented with the United States of ...

A British Red Cross volunteer who has spent more than half a century with the charity has been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours. Corinne Rowe, from Bracknell, in Berkshire, has been awarded a ...

DNA Web Team Updated : Nov 21, 2013, 01:44 PM IST Veteran rocker Rod Stewart has revealed that he carries his prestigious Commander of the British Empire (CBE) medal everywhere he goes. The 'Maggie ...

Chief Executive Mark Dowie has been presented with his Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) medal by His ...

The British Empire began in the late 1500s under Queen Elizabeth I. By 1913 the empire had grown to rule over 400 million people, making it the largest empire in history. British government and ...