Poll: Queen Elizabeth II Appointed Celebrity Dames
On September 8, 2022, the iconic royal highness passed at age 96. With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, many people around the world are united in grief. She was and still is a reminder of stability and unity. Queen Elizabeth II, who experienced royal burdens and 70 years of excercise of royal business, also honored many celebrities in appreciation of their work, which indeed is a great honor. We take a look at the Dames. Which of these celebrities appointed by Queen Elizabeth II a Dame of the British Empire or higher is your favorite one? Please tell us here.
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Helen Mirren
She refused a title as Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1996. But later in 2003 she was appointed to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. -
Judi Dench
Officer of the Order of the British Empire since 1970. Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 1988. Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour since 2005. -
Maggie Smith
Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 1970. Dame Commander of the British Empire since 1990. Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour since 2014. -
Diana Rigg
Commander of the British Empire since 1987. Dame Commander of the British Empire since 1994. -
Margaret Rutherford
Officer of the Order of the British Empire since 1961. Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 1967. -
Julie Andrews
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 1999. -
Agatha Christie
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 1971. -
Angela Lansbury
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 2014. -
Kristin Scott Thomas
Officer of the Order of the British Empire since 2003. Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 2015. -
Elizabeth Taylor
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 1999. -
Shirley Bassey
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 1999. -
Harriet Walter
Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 1999. Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 2010. -
Twiggy
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 2019. -
Vanessa Redgrave
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 2022. -
Emma Thompson
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 2018. -
Angelina Jolie
Honorary Dame Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George since 2014. -
Joan Collins
Officer of the Order of the British Empire since 1997. Dame Commander of the Order of the Britsh Empire since 2015. -
Olivia Newton-John
Officer of the Order of the British Empire since 1979. Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 2020. -
Anna Wintour
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 2017. -
Penelope Wilton
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 2016. -
Olivia de Havilland
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 2017. -
Joanna Lumley
Officer of the Order of the British Empire since 1995. Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 2022. -
Julie Walters
Officer of the Order of the British Empire since 1999. Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 2008. Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 2017. -
Iris Murdoch
Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 1976. Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 1987. -
Wendy Hiller
Officer of the Order of the British Empire since 1971. Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 1975. -
Peggy Ashcroft
Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 1951. Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 1956. -
Patricia Routledge
Officer of the Order of the British Empire since 1993. Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 2004. Dame Commander of the British Empire since 2017. -
Jane Goodall
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 2004. -
Flora Robson
Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 1952. Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 1960. -
Kelly Holmes
Member of the Order of the British Empire since 1998. Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 2005. -
Ann Murray
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 2002. -
Melinda Gates
Honorary Dame Commender of the Order of the British Empire since 2013. -
Violet Bonham Carter
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 1953 coronation hours. She was appointed posthumously. Violet Bonham Carter, Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury, is the grandmother of Helena Bonham Carter. -
Hélène Hayman
Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire since 2012. -
Margaret Thatcher
Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council since 1970. Member of the Order of Merrit since 1983. Dame of Order of Justice of Saint John since 1991. Life Peer as Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven in the county of Lincolnshire in 1992. Lady of the Order of the Garter since 1995. (The highest possible achievement in chivalry.)