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Below is a list of dames grand cross of the Order of the British Empire from the Order's creation in 1917 until the present day:

List

Date Name Born Died Notes Ref
4 June 1917 Queen Mary 26 May 1867 24 March 1953
Annie Allen, Lady Lawley
(Baroness Wenlock from 1931)		 1863 29 April 1944 Honorary Secretary, Queen Mary's Needlework Guild
Louise Margaret Leila Wemyss, Lady Paget 9 October 1881 24 September 1958 Serbian Relief Fund
Flora, Lady Reid 10 November 1867 1 September 1950
Katharine Furse 23 November 1875 25 November 1952 Commandant-in-Chief, Women's Voluntary Aid Detachment
4 December 1917 Frances Charlotte, Baroness Chelmsford
(Viscountess Chelmsford from 1921)		 22 March 1869 24 September 1957 For services in connection with the War
1 January 1918 Queen Alexandra 1 December 1844 20 November 1925
Margaret, Baroness Ampthill 8 October 1874 12 December 1957 President, Bedfordshire Branch and Member of Council, British Red Cross Society; Head of the Voluntary Aid Detachment Department, Devonshire House
Edith Isabel Benyon 30 April 1857 28 March 1919 President, Berkshire Branch, British Red Cross Society; Commandant, Englefield House Hospital
Aimée Evelyn, Lady Dawson 1864 24 December 1946 Joint Honorary Secretary, Queen Mary's Needlework Guild
Violet Hermione, Duchess of Montrose 10 September 1854 21 November 1940 President, Scottish Branch, British Red Cross Society
Mary Elizabeth, Viscountess Northcliffe
(Lady Hudson from 1923)		 22 December 1867 29 July 1963 Member, Joint Committee of British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem; Donor and Administrator, Lady Northcliffe's Hospital for Officers
Sultan Jahan, Begum of Bhopal 9 July 1858 12 May 1930 For services rendered by the Native States of India during the War
Annette Louise, Countess of Liverpool 23 May 1875 25 May 1948 For services in or for the Oversea Dominions, Colonies and Protectorates, in connection with the War
3 June 1918 Princess Christian 25 May 1846 9 June 1923 Member of Council, British Red Cross Society; Member, Joint War Committee of British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll 18 March 1848 3 December 1939 President, Kensington Branch and Member of Council, British Red Cross Society
Princess Helena Victoria 3 May 1870 13 March 1948 Lady President, Young Men's Christian Association; President, Women's Auxiliary of the Young Men's Christian Association for France
Ethel Hope Becher 1867 10 May 1948 Matron-in-Chief, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Mary Ethel, Viscountess Harcourt 26 August 1874 7 January 1961 Honorary Secretary, American Women's War Relief Fund
Agnes Weston 26 March 1840 23 October 1918 Founder, Royal Sailors' Rests
Charlotte Josephine, Marchioness of Winchester 28 December 1924 President, Hampshire Branch, British Red Cross Society; Member, VAD Advisory Committee and VAD Selection Board
Emma Maud McCarthy 22 September 1859 1 April 1949 Matron-in-Chief, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Lady Helen Munro Ferguson
(Viscountess Novar from 1920)		 1863 9 April 1941 For services in or for the Oversea Dominions, Colonies and Protectorates, in connection with the War
1 January 1919 Sidney Jane Browne 5 January 1850 13 August 1941 Matron-in-Chief, Territorial Nursing Service
Princess Beatrice 14 April 1857 26 October 1944 President, Isle of Wight Branch, British Red Cross Society
Princess Marie Louise 12 August 1872 8 December 1956 Head of Bermondsey Voluntary Hospital
Adeline Marie, Duchess of Bedford 24 September 1852 12 April 1920 Member, Joint War Committee of British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem; President, Ladies' Committee of Order of St John
Mildred, Viscountess Buxton
(Countess Buxton from 1920)		 29 June 1866 7 December 1955
Sarah Ann Swift 22 November 1854 27 June 1937 Matron-in-Chief, British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem
Beatrix Frances, Marchioness of Waterford
(Duchess of St Albans from 1934)		 25 March 1877 5 August 1953 Head of Irish War Hospitals Supply Depots; Member, Joint War Committee for Leinster, Munster and Connaught, British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem
1 January 1920 Mabell Frances Elizabeth, Dowager Countess of Airlie 10 March 1866 7 April 1956 President, Queen Alexandra's Army Nursing Board
Maud Evelyn, Marchioness of Lansdowne 17 December 1850 21 October 1932 For service in connection with the War
Alice Edith, Countess of Reading
(Marchioness of Reading from 1926)		 30 January 1930
Annie, Lady de Sausmarez 1856 15 March 1947 President, British Women's Work Association in China
16 August 1920 Margaret Lloyd George 4 November 1864 20 January 1941
1 January 1922 Grace Elvina, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston 16 May 1885 29 June 1958 For services rendered during the War to the British Red Cross Society, the Soldiers' and Sailors' Families Association, the Belgian Soldiers' Club, and Queen Alexandra's Nursing Association
Mary Ethel Hughes 6 June 1874 2 April 1958 For services rendered in Australia during the War
3 June 1924 Marie Adelaide, Baroness Willingdon
(Marchioness of Willingdon from 1936)		 24 March 1875 30 January 1960
1 January 1925 Ellen Alice Carew (Ellen Terry) 27 February 1847 21 July 1928
Millicent Garrett Fawcett 11 June 1847 5 August 1929
1 December 1925 Ivy Muriel Chamberlain 10 October 1878 13 February 1941
1 January 1926 Rachel Cecily, Baroness Forster 1868 12 April 1962 For services in Australia during the period of her husband's Governor Generalship
5 June 1926 Christina Allen Massey 11 January 1863 19 April 1932 For services to the Dominion of New Zealand
3 June 1927 Princess Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary, Viscountess Lascelles
(Princess Royal from 1932)		 25 April 1897 28 March 1965
Dame Nellie Melba 19 May 1861 23 February 1931 In recognition of services to the Commonwealth of Australia
27 June 1927 Elizabeth Angela Marguerite, Duchess of York
(Queen Elizabeth from 1936)		 4 August 1900 30 March 2002 On the occasion of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to New Zealand and Australia to inaugurate the new capital of the Commonwealth of Australia at Canberra
1 March 1929 Edith Sophy Lyttelton 4 April 1865 2 September 1948 For public services
3 June 1929 Dame Helen Charlotte Isabella Gwynne-Vaughan 21 January 1879 26 August 1967 For public and scientific services

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References

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  2. "No. 30255". The London Gazette. 28 August 1917. p. 8890. Correcting "No. 30250". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 24 August 1917. p. 8794.
  3. "No. 30413". The London Gazette. 4 December 1917. p. 12680.
  4. "No. 30460". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 7 January 1918. pp. 366–367.
  5. "No. 30451". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 1 January 1918. p. 84.
  6. "No. 30576". The London Gazette (5th supplement). 15 March 1918. p. 3284.
  7. "No. 30730". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 7 June 1918. pp. 6685–6686.
  8. "No. 30905". The London Gazette. 17 September 1918. p. 11089. Cancelling "No. 30730". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 7 June 1918. p. 6690.
  9. "No. 30935". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 October 1918. p. 11771.
  10. "No. 31097". The London Gazette (6th supplement). 1 January 1919. p. 83.
  11. "No. 31114". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 8 January 1919. pp. 447–448.
  12. "No. 31840". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 30 March 1920. p. 3757.
  13. "No. 31924". The London Gazette. 1 June 1920. p. 6037.
  14. "No. 32071". The London Gazette. 1 October 1920. p. 9619.
  15. "No. 32563". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1921. p. 10716.
  16. "No. 32941". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1924. p. 4417.
  17. "No. 33007". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1925. p. 5.
  18. "No. 33109". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 November 1925. p. 7945.
  19. "No. 33119". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1926. p. 7.
  20. "No. 33179". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 July 1926. p. 4414.
  21. "No. 33280". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1927. p. 3611.
  22. "No. 33280". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1927. p. 3616.
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  24. "No. 33472". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 1 March 1929. p. 1440.
  25. "No. 33501". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1929. p. 3675.
  26. "No. 33675". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1931. p. 8.
  27. "No. 33831". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1932. p. 3576.
  28. "No. 33785". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1932. p. 7.
  29. "No. 34396". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 May 1937. p. 3074.
  30. "No. 34402". The London Gazette. 28 May 1937. p. 3430.
  31. "No. 34396". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 May 1937. p. 3095.
  32. "No. 34518". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 June 1938. p. 3697.
  33. "No. 36544". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 1944. p. 2586.
  34. "No. 37598". The London Gazette (5th supplement). 13 June 1946. p. 2783.
  35. "No. 38161". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1948. p. 25.
  36. "No. 38161". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1948. p. 14.
  37. "No. 39104". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1951. p. 10.
  38. "No. 39735". The London Gazette (4th supplement). 1 January 1953. p. 44.
  39. "No. 40053". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1954. p. 10.
  40. "No. 40054". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1954. p. 40.
  41. "No. 40188". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1954. p. 3266.
  42. "No. 40306". The London Gazette. 22 October 1954. p. 5985.
  43. "No. 41089". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 1957. p. 3377.
  44. "No. 42370". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1961. p. 4152.
  45. "No. 43245". The London Gazette. 14 February 1964. p. 1347.
  46. "No. 49523". The London Gazette. 28 October 1983. p. 14203.
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  49. "No. 60009". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2011. p. 6.
  50. "No. 62507". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 29 December 2018. p. N24.
  51. "No. 64269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2023. p. N8.
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