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sUMMER200920GuidetothehonoursEveryyearover2000peopleromallwalksolieareawardedanhonourintheNewYearHonoursListpublishedatthebeginningotheyearandtheQueenx19sBirthdayHonoursListpublishedontheQueenx19sofcialbirthdayinJune.Britishhonoursareawardedonmeritorexceptionalachievementorservice.AnybodycanrecommendaBritishnationaloranhonourwhichconsistoliepeeragesknighthoodsandappointmentstotheOrderotheBritishEmpireandgallantryawardstoservicemenandwomenandcivilians.Inthe2009NewYearHonourslistathleteChristineOhuruoguandFormulaOneracerLewisHamiltonbothreceivedMBEs.Howeveranyonecanbeidentifedoranawardandoranytypeowork.Nominationsaremadeeitherbygovernmentministersorbymembersothepublic.OnceapersonhasbeenselectedtoreceiveanhonourtheyarenotifedbyletterromthePrimeMinister.TheawardispresentedbytheQueenoradesignatedsubstituteatBuckinghamPalace.ThePrinceoWalesandthePrincessRoyalhavesubstitutedorHerMajestyinthepast.Forthemajorityohonoureesthereisagreatsenseoprideandachievement.Howeversomewell-knownpersonalitieshaveturneddownhonoursinthepast.PoetBenjaminZephaniahamouslyreusedanOBEromtheQueenin2003.WritingintheGuardianatthetimehesaidx1cIgetangrywhenIhearthatwordempireitremindsmeoslavery.x1dComedianLennyHenryreusedanOBEromJohnMajorbutlateracceptedaCBEromhissuccessorTonyBlair.OtherswhohavesnubbedthesystemincludeDavidBowieNigellaLawsonandJonSnow.Inthe2008NewYearHonoursListsixpercentothesuccessulcandidateswereromBlackandminorityethniccommunities.IntheBirthdayHonoursListthenumberwas8.2percent.GuidetothehonoursRoyalRewaRdwhx10xarxcxax14xarxbxcxbxanxbhx10x14tx10xappxex15dx10x12xfx16x10Fx15x16bx10x17x18x12ckx17x18x11x10lx12x17x18FromtoptobottomRewardChristineOhurouguLennyHenryLewisHamilton.MeeraSyalMBEawardedin1997andhusbandSanjeevBhaskarOBEin2006.MediaconsultantParminderVirOBEhonouredforservicestofilmandbroadcastingin2002KirkDawesMDofKirkDawesAssociates-awardedtheQueensPoliceMedalQPMforservicestothecauseofdiversity.KirkservesontheExecutiveCommitteeandtheBoardofDirectorsofBirminghamRoyalBallet.HeisaformerPoliceOfficerandwasChairpersonoftheWestMidlandsBlackandAsianPoliceAssociation