Order Of The Companions Of Honour

The order consists of the Sovereign , plus no more than 65 ''Companions of Honour'', with a quota of 45 members for the United Kingdom , 7 for Australia , 2 for New Zealand and 11 for other countries. Additionally, foreigners may be added as "honorary members". The order confers no knighthood or other status, but recipients of this one-class order are entitled to use the Post-nominal Letters "CH".

The insignia of the Order consists of an oval medallion with an oak tree, a shield with the Royal Arms hanging from one branch, and on the left a mounted Knight 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 Crown . Men wear the badge on a ribbon (red with golden border threads) around their necks, and women on a bow at the left shoulder.

CURRENT MEMBERS

Sovereign: HM The Queen

Members:

--- The Rt Hon. The Lord Ashley Of Stoke CH PC ( 1975 )

--- The Rt Hon. Malcolm Fraser AC CH ( 1976 )

--- The Rt Hon. Sir Michael Somare GCMG CH ( 1978 )

--- The Rt Hon. The Lord Healey CH MBE PC ( 1979 )

--- The Rt Hon. Sir Brian Talboys AC CH KCB ( 1981 )

--- 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. 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 Smith CH CBE ( 1993 )

--- The Rt Hon. The Lord Owen CH PC ( 1994 )

--- The Rt Hon. The Lord Hurd Of Westwell CH PC ( 1995 )

--- Sir David Attenborough OM CH CVO CBE FRS ( 1996 )

--- The Rt Hon. The Lord Heseltine CH PC ( 1997 )

--- David Hockney CH RA ( 1997 )

--- Eric Hobsbawm CH FBA ( 1998 )

--- The Rt Hon. Sir John Major KG CH ( 1998 )

--- The Rt Hon. The Lord Patten Of Barnes CH PC ( 1998 )

--- Bridget Riley CH CBE ( 1998 )

--- General John De Chastelain OC CMM CH 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 OM 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 AC CH CBE ( 2003 )

--- Sir Denis Mahon CH CBE ( 2003 )

--- Dan McKenzie CH FRS ( 2003 )

--- Dame Judi Dench CH DBE ( 2005 )

Honorary Members:

--- Amartya Sen ( 2000 )

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