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1987 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The 1987 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen in her right as Monarchy of New Zealand, Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to Orders and decorations of the Commonwealth realms, various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 13 June 1987. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour. Knight Bachelor * Ralph Love, Makere Rangiatea Ralph Love – of Petone. For services to the Māori people and the community. * The Honourable Joe Ongley, Joseph Augustine Ongley – of Lower Hutt; lately a judge of the High Court of New Zealand, High Court. * Cliff Skeggs, Clifford George Skeggs – of Dunedin; Mayor of Dunedin, mayor of the City of Dunedin. * Dr The Honourable Gerry Wall, Gerard Aloysius Wall – of Wellington; Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representative ... [...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] |
