BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / It's now Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch CBE

**Posted by REReader** June 12, 2015 5:15 pm

Lovely!

**Posted by Ah-chie** June 12, 2015 6:32 pm

And to go along with this good news is the fact that Chiwetel Ejiofor is also being honoured with a CBE as well this Saturday. He has also teamed up with Ben - he was just signed up to play a role in Dr. Strange - so they get to work together soon again.

-Val

**Posted by Russell** June 12, 2015 6:49 pm

Awesome!!

**Posted by Ah-chie** June 12, 2015 10:27 pm

It's finally official - as published in The London Gazette...

The link will take you to Page B2 so you have to click at the top and go to B9 and his name is 5th down from the top on the left hand side.

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61256/supplement/B2

And I see that it is for his services in "the performing arts and to charity" so not just for his dramatic work.

Well, deserved and glad to see him acknowledged for his multi-discipline talents and for his extensive charity work.

-Val

**Posted by Vhanja** June 13, 2015 6:50 am

So wonderful, I'm so happy for him! This, on top of the baby coming and everything else going well for him, it's really a good time for Ben! And so well deserved!

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** June 13, 2015 8:28 am

Congratulations Commander Cumberbatch!

I'm proud on his behalf!

**Posted by Whisky** June 13, 2015 10:20 am

this is great!!

Do you know how it is decided? Are people suggested?

**Posted by SusiGo** June 13, 2015 10:27 am

Just let me say:
We always knew he was the Supreme Commander of this vessel.

Whisky, maybe this answers your question:

Nominations, submitted either by government departments or by members of the public, are divided into subject areas and assessed by committees comprising independent experts and senior civil servants.

**Posted by Vhanja** June 13, 2015 3:16 pm

I hope no one takes this the wrong way, but I was a bit surprised by him getting this award. He is still very young when it comes to acting ("only" been in it ten years, which isn't that much in that world). He has been active with various charities every year, but so has many other actors, I believe? He is a great actor and a true gentleman, but so is many others?

Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't think he deserves it - I wish him all the fortune he can have in his life. I just always thought such honours came to older men (and women) who had done similar things that Ben has done, only for about twice as long.

**Posted by Bronte89** June 13, 2015 7:56 pm

Congratulations Benedict!

**Posted by SusiGo** June 13, 2015 8:37 pm

Vhanja wrote:
I hope no one takes this the wrong way, but I was a bit surprised by him getting this award. He is still very young when it comes to acting ("only" been in it ten years, which isn't that much in that world). He has been active with various charities every year, but so has many other actors, I believe? He is a great actor and a true gentleman, but so is many others?

Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't think he deserves it - I wish him all the fortune he can have in his life. I just always thought such honours came to older men (and women) who had done similar things that Ben has done, only for about twice as long.

Chiwetel Ejiofor was awarded a CBE as well, he is 37. And there were several others in the same age range.

**Posted by ivywind** June 14, 2015 10:58 am

May I ask if there's going to be a ceremony for honouring the recipents? I am eager to see the sherlock's pair (ben & Steven) present with their honour together

**Posted by Harriet** June 14, 2015 3:02 pm

Usually there is a garden party for all recipients and some of their relatives/friends around the event.
So there should be a good chance that they meet.

**Posted by Harriet** June 14, 2015 9:55 pm

Hello Oscar Committee, that Eddie Redmayne got only an OBE, it's obvious whom the Queen loves better

scnr

**Posted by REReader** June 15, 2015 1:03 am

I'm thinking it's at least partly because he's been involved with the Prince's Trust for no few years, and also the motor neuron disease charity likewise.

Last edited by REReader (June 15, 2015 1:05 am)

**Posted by Ah-chie** June 15, 2015 11:44 am

This is the full notice that was posted in The Gazette on Saturday...

Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood

St. James’s Palace, London SW1

13 June 2015

THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:

C.B.E.

To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:

Benedict Timothy Carlton CUMBERBATCH

Actor
For services to the Performing Arts and to Charity.

Gosh, it looks so good to see it in print in the official records!
-Val

**Posted by REReader** June 15, 2015 3:11 pm

*admires formal wording* Gotta admit, it does look good!

**Posted by Russell** June 15, 2015 6:31 pm

REReader wrote:
*admires formal wording* Gotta admit, it does look good!

Hear hear! (and still loving the playful D A D joke, too. What a lucky guy…)

**Posted by ivywind** June 17, 2015 1:56 am

Harriet wrote:
Usually there is a garden party for all recipients and some of their relatives/friends around the event.
So there should be a good chance that they meet.

It is great and so when is it going to be held ? Looking forward to the adorable dressed ben & steven 😍😍😍😍

**Posted by Harriet** June 17, 2015 11:02 am

I don't know about the date. I know about the parties because a friend of mine attended one of those a while ago