Order of Merit
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The Order of Merit is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 b
Order of Merit badge awarded to Florence Nightingale
King Edward VII, founder of the Order of Merit
Reverse of the badge as awarded during the reign of Elizabeth II, 1952–2022
David Attenborough
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Sir David Frederick Attenborough is an English broadcaster, natural historian, and writer. His presenting career began as host of Zoo Quest in 1954, and has spanned seven decades; it includes the nine
Order of Merit
…Foster of Thames Bank Architect and Pritzker laureate 1997 91 2 (175) Sir Roger Penrose Mathematical physicist and Nobel laureate 2000 94 3 (180) Sir David Attenborough , Television broadcaster and conservationist 2005 100 4 (183) Robin Eames, Baron Eames Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh 2007 90 5 (184…
Attenborough in 2025
Attenborough (right) interviewing Vivian Fuchs (left) and Edmund Hillary (centre), 1956
Attenborough in the Ouachita Mountains whilst filming Life in Cold Blood, July 2005
Attenborough filming commentary for a documentary at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, with Space Shuttle Columbia in the background