Q: When is the best time to make a nomination for a Knighthood or Damehood?
There is no deadline for making a nomination, but the person you are nominating must still be active in their role, and if possible there must still be some time before they retire.
When you submit your nomination for consideration of an award it takes around 12–18months for a decision to be made, so if you wait until someone has retired or stepped down from their role it may be too late for them to be considered for an award.
If you think your nominee would have a better chance of success once they have finished a particular project, you can simply make the nomination now and supply a letter of update when their project is complete.
Don’t delay your nomination if your nominee is nearing retirement or it may be too late. Every year many individuals are conferred as either a Knight or Dame by The King, and next year your nominee could be one of them with yours and our help.