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Dame is the female equivalent of address to Sir for a British knighthood. In the UK honours system, this can be the title of a woman who has been awarded the Order of the Bath, Order of St Michael and St George, Royal Victorian Order, or Order of the British Empire. Look up sir in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
A statue of an armoured knight of the Middle Ages For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ...
Badge of a Companion of the Order of the Bath (Military Division) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath)[1] is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ...
On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ...
Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order. ...
Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire (Military division) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority...
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- "It [becoming a dame] means you've got to behave very well. That's very, very boring." Dame Judi Dench [1]
- "My street cred is gone." Dame Helen Mirren on becoming a dame [2]
Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE (born 9 December 1934), usually known as Dame Judi Dench, is an Oscar, Golden Globe, Tony, three-time BAFTA, and six-time Laurence Olivier Award-winning English actress. ...
Dame Helen Mirren, DBE (born Ilyena Vasilievna Mironov[1] on July 26, 1945) is a three-time Academy Award-nominated, as well as a four-time SAG Award-winning, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Emmy Award-winning English stage, television and movie actress. ...
Further Ellen MacArthur Dame Ellen Patricia MacArthur, DBE (born July 8, 1976) is an English sailor from Whatstandwell near Matlock in Derbyshire, now based in Cowes, on the Isle of Wight. ...
Notes - ^ http://www.djdchronology.com/iristribune.htm|
- ^ http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12359800/
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