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8 Responses to “what peerage is higher an OBE or an MBE?”
The noble order of the garter is pretty high, only 24 knights & a monarch. This may not be top but is possibly the oldest & most interesting. References :
OBE is higher it means Officer of the British Empire while an MBE is just a member. Peerages are different to honours (which is what an MBE is) although the sovereign can choose to honour a person who has served by offering a peerage but it’s more common to offer an honour in an order of chivalry. The ranks for that are (in highest to lowest) are The Order of the Garter (there is only ever 34 or 36 knights I can’t remember which), Order of the Thistle, Order of the Bath, Order of St. Micheal and St George and Order of the British Empire. References : grandfather has an MBE
Neither of them are peerages. A peer is a Lord. Those two are described as honours. The Order of the British Empire includes the following, from highest to lowest:
GBE
KBE
CBE
OBE
MBE
GBE and KBE are knighthoods and so the title "Sir" goes with them – for that reason women are not awarded them and they are eligible for the honour of DBE and the title of "Dame" instead. References :
OBE & MBE are the awards given to louts in entertainment, fast businessmen who haven’t been caught cheating on their taxes and retiring 3rd clerks in dusty old ministries.. Joke: OBE stands for "Other Buggers’ Efforts" while MBE stands for "My Bloody Efforts" References :
February 27th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
MBE.
Ja.
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February 27th, 2010 at 7:04 pm
OBE – Order of the British Empire
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February 27th, 2010 at 7:43 pm
The noble order of the garter is pretty high, only 24 knights & a monarch. This may not be top but is possibly the oldest & most interesting.
References :
February 27th, 2010 at 7:52 pm
OBE is higher it means Officer of the British Empire while an MBE is just a member. Peerages are different to honours (which is what an MBE is) although the sovereign can choose to honour a person who has served by offering a peerage but it’s more common to offer an honour in an order of chivalry. The ranks for that are (in highest to lowest) are The Order of the Garter (there is only ever 34 or 36 knights I can’t remember which), Order of the Thistle, Order of the Bath, Order of St. Micheal and St George and Order of the British Empire.
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grandfather has an MBE
February 27th, 2010 at 8:34 pm
OBE [Order of the British Empire] is higher than MBE [Member of the British Empire].
UK Honours System – The Order of Merit.
http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Honours/OrderofMerit.aspx
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February 27th, 2010 at 8:54 pm
Neither of them are peerages. A peer is a Lord. Those two are described as honours. The Order of the British Empire includes the following, from highest to lowest:
GBE
KBE
CBE
OBE
MBE
GBE and KBE are knighthoods and so the title "Sir" goes with them – for that reason women are not awarded them and they are eligible for the honour of DBE and the title of "Dame" instead.
References :
February 27th, 2010 at 9:05 pm
Neither is a peerage.
Officer is higher than Member.
But, frankly, who cares.
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February 27th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
OBE & MBE are the awards given to louts in entertainment, fast businessmen who haven’t been caught cheating on their taxes and retiring 3rd clerks in dusty old ministries.. Joke: OBE stands for "Other Buggers’ Efforts" while MBE stands for "My Bloody Efforts"
References :