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The insignia of the Order consists of an oval medallion with an oak tree, a shield with the royal armsThe Royal Arms of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II are her arms of dominion in right of the United Kingdom. In the version used by the government and consequently as the official coat of arms of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the hanging from one branch, and on the left a mounted knightFor the chess piece, see knight (chess). In former times, a knight was a warrior or nobleman; today a knight is a person who has been given a royal recognition. In the United Kingdom the knight is styled Sir''. The female styling is usually Dame''. Roots in armour. The badge's clear blue border bears the motto IN ACTION FAITHFUL AND IN HONOUR CLEAR in gold letters, and the oval is surmounted by an imperial crownA crown is a symbolic form of headgear worn by a monarch or by a god, for whom the crown is traditionally one of the symbols of legitimacy (See Regalia for a broader treatment). In Byzantine and European cultures, where ecclesiastical sanction authenticat. Men wear the badge round their necks, and women from a bow at the left shoulder.

Current Companions of Honour include naturalist David AttenboroughFor other uses, see Attenborough (disambiguation) Sir David Frederick Attenborough, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS born May 8, 1926 in London, (the younger brother of director and actor Richard Attenborough), is the presenter of many ground-breaking and award winning, actor Paul ScofieldDavid Paul Scofield (born January 21, 1922) is an English actor who was born in Sussex. Scofield is not well-known to cinema-goers, despite having won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in A Man for All Seasons ( 1966). He began his stage caree, scientist Stephen HawkingReuters/Stephen Hird Stephen William Hawking, CH CBE FRS (born January 8 1942) is one of the world's leading theoretical physicists. Hawking is Lucasian professor of mathematics at the University of Cambridge (a post once held by Isaac Newton). Biography, playwright Harold Pinter, and former Prime Ministers John Major and David Lange.

See also the list of people who have declined a British honour.

Current Members

• Sovereign: HM The Queen
• Members:
  • The Rt Hon. Michael Fraser AC CH ( 1976)
  • The Rt Hon. Sir Michael Somare GCMG CH ( 1978)
  • Frederick Sanger OM CH CBE FRS ( 1981)
  • The Rt Hon. The Lord Carrington KG GCMG CH MC PC DL ( 1983)
  • Sydney Brenner CH FRS ( 1987)
  • Stephen Hawking CH CBE FRS ( 1989)
  • The Rt Hon. David Lange CH ONZ ( 1990)
  • The Rt Hon. The Lord Baker of Dorking CH PC ( 1992)
  • The Rt Hon. The Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville CH PC ( 1992)
  • The Rt Hon. The Lord King of Bridgwater CH PC ( 1992)
  • Dame Janet Baker CH DBE ( 1993)
  • Lucian Freud OM CH CBE ( 1993)
  • Sir John Lindsay Eric Smith CH CBE ( 1993)
  • Reginald V. Jones CH CB CBE FRS ( 1994)
  • The Rt Hon. The Lord Owen CH PC ( 1994)
  • The Rt Hon. The Lord Hurd of Westwell CH PC ( 1995)
  • Sir David Attenborough CH CVO CBE FRS ( 1996)
  • Sir Richard Doll CH OBE FRS ( 1996)
  • The Rt Hon. The Lord Heseltine CH PC ( 1997)
  • David Hockney CH ( 1997)
  • The Rt Hon. John Major CH ( 1998)
  • The Rt Hon. Christopher Patten CH ( 1998)
  • Bridget Riley CH CBE ( 1998)
  • General John de Chastelain OC CMM CH OStJ CD ( 1999)
  • Doris Lessing CH OBE ( 2000)
  • Chad Varah CH CBE ( 2000)
  • Sir Harrison Birtwistle CH ( 2001)
  • Sir Colin Davis CH CBE ( 2001)
  • Paul Scofield CH CBE ( 2001)
  • Sir Michael Howard CH CBE MC ( 2002)
  • Harold Pinter CH CBE ( 2002)
  • The Rt Hon. The Lord Hannay of Chiswick GCMG CH ( 2003)
  • Sir Howard Hodgkin CH CBE ( 2003)
  • James Lovelock CH CBE FRS ( 2003)
  • Sir Charles Mackerras CH AC CBE ( 2003)
  • Sir Denis Mahon CH CBE ( 2003)
  • Dan McKenzie CH FRS ( 2003)

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