Peter Ware Higgs was a British theoretical physicist, professor at the University of Edinburgh, and Nobel laureate in Physics for his work on the mass of subatomic particles.
Higgs in 2013
Edinburgh Award handprints
Order of the Companions of Honour
The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded on 4 June 1917 by King George V as a reward for outstanding achievements. It was founded on the same date as the Order of the British Empire.
Badge and ribbon of the order
Lord Tweedsmuir, as Governor General of Canada, wearing the Order of the Companions of Honour badge around his neck