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1952 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The 1952 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen on the advice of the New Zealand government to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were the first birthday honours of the new queen's reign, and were announced on 5 June 1952. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour. Knight Bachelor * The Honourable Matthew Henry Oram – Speaker of the House of Representatives. File:Matthew Oram, 1963.jpg, Sir Matthew Oram Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Knight Commander (KCMG) * The Right Honourable William Joseph Jordan – High Commissioner in London for New Zealand (1936–1951). File:William Joseph Jordan.jpg, Sir William Jordan Companion (CMG) * Edgar Ravenswood McKillop – Commissioner of Works. * The Most Reverend Dr Campbell West West-Watson – Primate, Archbishop and Metropoli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime, and was head of state of 15 realms at the time of her death. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days was the longest of any British monarch and the longest verified reign of any female monarch in history. Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). Her father acceded to the throne in 1936 upon the abdication of his brother Edward VIII, making the ten-year-old Princess Elizabeth the heir presumptive. She was educated privately at home and began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In November 1947, she married Philip Mountbatten, a former prince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
