Honours Committee Honours Committee The Honours Committee is a committee within the Cabinet Office of the Government of the United Kingdom formed to review nominations for national honours for merit, exceptional achievement or service. Twice yearly the Honours Committee submits formal recommendations for the British monarch's New Years and Birthday Honours. Members of the Honours Committee—which comprises a main committee and nine subcommittees in speciality areas—research and vet nominations for national awards, including knighthoods and the Order of the British Empire. The honours system is an ancient one, particularly in Britain; Æthelstan, King of the English in the 10th century, was knighted
Sports titles system in Albania Sports titles system in Albania The Sports titles system of Albania was based on a government decree of 1967, which replaced prior legislation on sports titles as recognized by the Albanian Government. It was based on government decree Nr.4259, as of 11 April 1967 (On the creation of titles "Merited Master of Sports", "Master of Sports, "Champion of the People's Republic of Albania", and "Distinguished Sports Executive"). The classification was established in Nr.4259, on 11 April 1967, and replaced the law number 3957 dated 18 January 1965 that gave the "Distinguished athlete" title, and instituted the four following titles: This