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Mbe After Death
Does an MBE pass to a surviving wife (for example) on the death of her husband who was awarded the medal? I've been googling but am going round in circles.
I don't mean the medal itself but the letters after name.
I don't mean the medal itself but the letters after name.
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People havent been v forthcoming on this one.
War medals WERE wearable by the widow
but these sort of rules were known by my parents generation .
I think you had to wear the miniature ones and I am not sure bu the widows wowre them on the other side - or perhaps not
a tired and emotional Russell Crowe wore his father's medal to an oscar ceremony and altho' people said it wasnt allowed, they wre basically chamed that he had done so and honoured his Dad
I think Buck House has a protool officer - ring them and ask if a widow can wear her late husband's MBE
and No if Mrs John Smith whose name is Amalia is widowed
then she becomes Mrs Amalia Smith and that is how you tell if her hubby is dead or not. This rule has been eroded but for olds such as myself I am definitely uncomfortable with 'Mrs AAmalia Smith' if I know that John is still alive. Oh and if she is a peers wife she goes from Countess Lampshire to Amalia Countess Lampshire. All the dowagers I know, not many, are sticklers for this.
oh god do the letters move - oops didnt read the q - definitely not
War medals WERE wearable by the widow
but these sort of rules were known by my parents generation .
I think you had to wear the miniature ones and I am not sure bu the widows wowre them on the other side - or perhaps not
a tired and emotional Russell Crowe wore his father's medal to an oscar ceremony and altho' people said it wasnt allowed, they wre basically chamed that he had done so and honoured his Dad
I think Buck House has a protool officer - ring them and ask if a widow can wear her late husband's MBE
and No if Mrs John Smith whose name is Amalia is widowed
then she becomes Mrs Amalia Smith and that is how you tell if her hubby is dead or not. This rule has been eroded but for olds such as myself I am definitely uncomfortable with 'Mrs AAmalia Smith' if I know that John is still alive. Oh and if she is a peers wife she goes from Countess Lampshire to Amalia Countess Lampshire. All the dowagers I know, not many, are sticklers for this.
oh god do the letters move - oops didnt read the q - definitely not
I thought I had been correctly informed by my mother that when my grandad died i should then write to my grandmother as Mrs A Lumb not Mrs E Lumb, he was ernest.
Also, when i worked for the house of fraser many many many years ago, the lady in the furniture sales office, olive, had a husband who was awarded the mbe for services to the artificial limb dept of cardiff hospital, this meant that he could be buried in westminster abbey, she used his name and the MBE thing whilst i knew her, she must be dead now or 105.
Also, when i worked for the house of fraser many many many years ago, the lady in the furniture sales office, olive, had a husband who was awarded the mbe for services to the artificial limb dept of cardiff hospital, this meant that he could be buried in westminster abbey, she used his name and the MBE thing whilst i knew her, she must be dead now or 105.
Dotty, MBE means you can be buries in Westminster Abbey? Are you sure?
The Dean of Westminster must give his permission for all burials and monuments in the Church. Ashes only are permitted. People who have served the Abbey in an official capacity, such as a Dean, a Canon, Organist or Surveyor of the Fabric may be buried here and eminent persons of British nationality from various fields may be considered. The last poet interred was John Masefield in 1967, and Laurence Olivier, actor, was buried here in 1991.
The Dean of Westminster must give his permission for all burials and monuments in the Church. Ashes only are permitted. People who have served the Abbey in an official capacity, such as a Dean, a Canon, Organist or Surveyor of the Fabric may be buried here and eminent persons of British nationality from various fields may be considered. The last poet interred was John Masefield in 1967, and Laurence Olivier, actor, was buried here in 1991.
Debrett's says widows use their husband's initial or full name - ie Mrs John Smith.
The established form of address for a widow is by her late husband's initials, or indeed by his Christian name (ie Mrs D. M. Russell, or Mrs David Russell). The latter style would indicate very clearly that the lady in question is either married or widowed. The use of a woman's own initials or Christian name (Mrs W. M. Russell or Mrs Wendy Russell) would traditionally imply that she is divorced, although of course a woman might choose to use her own name in a professional capacity - in which case 'Ms' would probably be preferable to 'Mrs' in order to avoid the implication of a divorce having taken place.
http://www.debretts.com/forms-of-address/ask-the-address-expert/widows,-widowers-and-divorcees.aspx
The established form of address for a widow is by her late husband's initials, or indeed by his Christian name (ie Mrs D. M. Russell, or Mrs David Russell). The latter style would indicate very clearly that the lady in question is either married or widowed. The use of a woman's own initials or Christian name (Mrs W. M. Russell or Mrs Wendy Russell) would traditionally imply that she is divorced, although of course a woman might choose to use her own name in a professional capacity - in which case 'Ms' would probably be preferable to 'Mrs' in order to avoid the implication of a divorce having taken place.
http://www.debretts.com/forms-of-address/ask-the-address-expert/widows,-widowers-and-divorcees.aspx
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