- The details of the appointments were posted on Buckingham Palace’s official Twitter account
- The individuals were chosen by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth in early September.
- These are the first appointments since King Charles took over as head of the Order.
King Charles has made new appointments to the Order of Merit in honour of outstanding service to the Armed Forces, science, art, literature, or the promotion of culture.
The details of the appointments were posted on Buckingham Palace’s official Twitter account.
The palace posted on Twitter, “His Majesty the King has been pleased to make six new appointments to the Order of Merit.”
“The individuals were chosen by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth in early September.”
It also said, “Appointments to the Order are made in recognition of distinguished service to the Armed Forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture.”
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Sir David Adjaye OBE, RA, Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, DBE, FCRN, Baroness Floella Benjamin, DBE, Professor Margaret MacMillan, CHC CC (Canada), Sir Paul Nurse, CH, and Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan are the new members.
These are the first appointments since King Charles took over as head of the Order.
