What Are The Benefits of Getting A Royal Honour? (MBE, OBE & More) 

Being awarded a Royal Honour carries many benefits. It’s not only recognition for outstanding service to the community or being a leader in your field, but also a great encouragement to do better and achieve even more for others. Some of the main benefits of winning an MBE, OBE or CBE include that:

• It will raise your profile, further enhance your reputation and instil trust – that vital ingredient for success in all walks of life.
• It also provides a platform to enable you to talk about a cause, campaign or whatever it is you have been honoured for.
• Furthermore, very few other awards carry the same gravitas and are globally recognised and respected. It is widely regarded to be the most prestigious award in the world.

To put that into perspective, about 20% of our clients are based overseas and a significant proportion of them are not even British citizens. So, the honours system is truly open to any worthy person based anywhere in the world. But there are other less well-known privileges of having an honour.

What An MBE, OBE & CBE Entitles You To 

Did you know holders of the MBE or above are entitled to get married in St Paul’s Cathedral – and their children can too?

There is a special chapel in the famous cathedral reserved for use for those who have been awarded MBEs, OBEs, CBEs, Knighthoods or Damehoods. The Queen and Prince Philip attended the dedication of the Chapel of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (commonly known as the OBE Chapel) at the east end of the crypt of St Paul’s in 1960. Also known as St Faith’s Chapel, it is one of the busiest spaces in the historic cathedral, designed by Sir Christopher Wren and used for countless state occasions. In addition to having the right to get married in the chapel, honours holders can also be baptised there – as can their children and grandchildren. Learn more about the benefits of receiving a Knighthood or Damehood.

What Does MBE, OBE & CBE Stand For?

A Royal Honour from the King is one of the most highly regarded and prestigious accolades that an individual can receive.  The MBE, OBE & CBE awards bring global recognition, but what do the letters actually stand for? 

• CBE – Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• OBE – Officer of the Order of the British Empire
• MBE – Member of the Order of the British Empire

One significant benefit of winning a Royal Honour is that recipients earn the right to display these post-nominal letters after their name, instantly signalling their achievement to the world. Winning an MBE, OBE or CBE entitles you to many different benefits, post-nominal letters may be the most valuable of all – a permanent and globally recognised symbol that enhances your credentials in all professional and social contexts!