Wednesday, September 23, 2009

For God and the Empire

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Grand Cross's star of the Order of the British Empire


The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order's motto is For God and the Empire. It is the most junior of the British (Commonwealth) orders of chivalry, and the largest, with over 100,000 living members worldwide.
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2 comments:

  1. TweedsmuirSeptember 28, 2009 at 12:44 AM

    Hopefully the Jacobins will not get their way and turn it into the Order of British Excellence. Parliament mercifully failed to do this back in 2005.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 1, 2009 at 3:44 AM

    You know, not a drop of english blood taints my pure french veins. Yet I find myself often defending the rights and honour of the Queen of Canada and various lesser states. I'm amazed how people would give up so much history....just for polical correctness. Curious is the Order of the Empire even given to Canadians cause I can't recall anybody ever winning!!!!

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