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104-509: Stella Nina McCartney CBE (born 13 September 1971) is an English fashion designer . She is a daughter of British singer-songwriter Paul McCartney and the American photographer and animals rights activist Linda McCartney . Like her parents, McCartney is a supporter of animal rights and environmentalism, and uses vegetarian and animal-free alternatives in her work. Since 2005, she has designed an activewear collection for Adidas . McCartney

208-597: A 100% organic skincare line, CARE, which includes seven products, from a cleansing milk made with lemon balm and apricot, to green tea and linden blossom floral water. In 2008, McCartney launched a new lingerie line with Bendon Group . In November 2010, the Stella McCartney Kids collection was launched for newborns and children up to age 12. In June 2012, McCartney invited the Soul Rebels Brass Band to perform at her 2013 spring fashion presentation at

312-404: A broad riband or sash, passing from the right shoulder to the left hip. Knights Commander and male Commanders wear the badge from a ribbon around the neck; male Officers and Members wear the badge from a ribbon on the left chest; female recipients other than Dames Grand Cross (unless in military uniform) normally wear it from a bow on the left shoulder. An oval eight-pointed star is worn, pinned to

416-449: A circlet bearing the motto of the Order; the reverse bears George V's Royal and Imperial Cypher. (Prior to 1937 Britannia was shown within the circlet.) The size of the badges varies according to rank: the higher classes have slightly larger badges. The badges of Knights and Dames Grand Cross, Knights and Dames Commander, and Commanders are enamelled, with pale blue crosses, crimson circlets and

520-466: A citizen of a Commonwealth realm can convert their appointment from honorary to substantive, and they then enjoy all privileges of membership of the order, including use of the title of Sir and Dame for the senior two ranks of the Order. (An example of the latter is Irish broadcaster Terry Wogan , who was appointed an honorary Knight Commander of the Order in 2005, and on successful application for British citizenship, held alongside his Irish citizenship,

624-443: A gold central medallion. Officers' badges are plain silver-gilt, while those of Members are plain silver. From 1917 until 1937, the badge of the order was suspended on a purple ribbon, with a red central stripe being added for the military division in 1918. Since 1937, the ribbon has been rose-pink with pearl-grey edges (with the addition of a pearl-grey central stripe for the military division). Knights and Dames Grand Cross wear it on

728-1069: A headlining slot at the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival in Brooklyn, New York on July 16, 2016. The Soul Rebels have shared the stage with notable artists from many corners of the pop, hip hop and jazz worlds, including Arcade Fire , Cee Lo Green , The Roots , Metallica , Green Day , Kanye West , Snoop Dogg , Seal , Juvenile , Slick Rick , Alabama Shakes , Maceo Parker , Irma Thomas , Roy Hargrove , Bootsy Collins , Suzanne Vega , Robert Plant & Jimmy Page , Counting Crows , Drive By Truckers , Lance Herbstrong, Trombone Shorty , Allen Toussaint , David A. Stewart , Chuck Brown , Terence Blanchard , The Gap Band , George Clinton , Dr. John , Galactic , Better than Ezra , Marco Benevento , Corey Glover of Living Color , Rare Essence , Leo Nocentelli of The Meters , Billy Martin of Medeski Martin & Wood , Moon Hooch, Joey Bada$ $ and many others. The Soul Rebels have toured extensively around

832-450: A hint of NOLA brass flair can always be found." - Vibe (magazine) The band released several albums under various independent record labels before signing with Rounder Records ( Concord ) in 2011. The band released their full length Rounder debut, Unlock Your Mind on January 31, 2012, produced by Scott Billington . The album features special guests Trombone Shorty , Cyril Neville , Ben Ellman of Galactic and others. Unlock Your Mind

936-611: A life as possible, so Stella and her siblings attended local state schools in East Sussex , one of them being Bexhill College . McCartney has said that while attending state school, she was a victim of bullying yet she had been a bully herself. McCartney became interested in designing clothes as a youth. At the age of 13, she designed her first jacket. Three years later, she interned for Christian Lacroix , working on her first haute couture collection, honing her skills while working for Edward Sexton (her father's Savile Row tailor) for

1040-614: A local New Orleans favorite, The Soul Rebels have evolved into collaborating live with major artists in all worlds of music including Katy Perry , Nas , Metallica , Green Day , Macklemore & Ryan Lewis , Rakim , Marilyn Manson , Slick Rick , Joey Badass , Trombone Shorty , Talib Kweli , Pharoahe Monch , Robert Glasper , GZA , Raekwon , Black Thought of The Roots , Prodigy (rapper) , Currensy , Mobb Deep , Big Freedia , The String Cheese Incident , Melle Mel , Styles P of The Lox , Umphrey's McGee , Pete Rock , Maceo Parker , Galactic , Suzanne Vega , David A. Stewart of

1144-787: A new version of his artwork – the album cover for The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – to celebrate the British cultural figures of his life that he most admires. The same year, McCartney won the 'Designer of the Year' and the 'Designer Brand' awards at the Fashion Awards . In February 2013 she was assessed as one of the 100 most powerful women in the United Kingdom by Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4 . In June 2017, McCartney appeared on BBC Radio 4 's Desert Island Discs , selecting " Road to Nowhere " by Talking Heads and " Blackbird " by

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1248-458: A number of years. McCartney studied her foundation at Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication now Ravensbourne University London , followed by fashion design at Central Saint Martins in the early 1990s, graduating in 1995. Her graduation collection was modelled for free by friends and supermodels Naomi Campbell , Yasmin Le Bon and Kate Moss , at the graduation runway show, presented to

1352-660: A rendition of "New Day, New Way" for the New Day . The show was taped and aired live from New Orleans, the band's hometown. In 2023, the band performed "His Soul Left Gloss on the Rose" on the soundtrack of the 2023 film Haunted Mansion . On December 3, 2013, The Soul Rebels released their Power = Power free mixtape. The free download featured studio, live versions and remixes of original material as well as covers of modern-day hits by such superstars as Jay-Z , Daft Punk , Kanye West , Drake , Nicki Minaj and Bruno Mars . The single on

1456-585: A song especially written by her father, "Stella May Day". A lifelong vegetarian, McCartney uses no leather or fur in her designs. The Guardian described her in 2015 as a 'consistent and vocal' supporter of animal rights . Some of McCartney's designs have text that elaborates on her 'no animal' policy; one of her Adidas jackets carries a sleeve that says 'suitable for sporty vegetarians'. A pair of her vinyl and ultrasuede boots were marketed specifically as vegan-friendly , though her use of oil-based synthetics still raised ecological concerns. In 1997, McCartney

1560-613: A spoken word piece at the Coronation Concert , to mark the coronation of Charles III and Camilla . McCartney launched a joint-venture line with Adidas , establishing a long-term partnership with the corporation in September 2004. This was a sports performance collection for women. In January 2010, McCartney announced she would be collaborating with Disney to create a jewellery collection inspired by Alice in Wonderland . In July of

1664-621: A time when I really needed some help." In 2023, McCartney's plan to build a house in a remote place in Scotland, for which she also planned to cut down trees received more than 50 objections to the local council, many on environmental grounds. Vegan Cookery Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry , rewarding contributions to

1768-541: Is a frequent collaborator of The Soul Rebels' when the band performs in New York City. Rakim and The Soul Rebels performed together on February 27, 2015 at Brooklyn Bowl NY, June 26, 2015 at Blue Note Jazz Club NY and on February 27, 2016 at Brooklyn Bowl, NY with hip hop icon Talib Kweli joining the performance. On August 15, 2015 The Soul Rebels made their Japanese debut with live surprise special guest performances with Marilyn Manson and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis at

1872-512: Is an image of Britannia surrounded by the motto, with the words "For Meritorious Service" at the bottom; on the reverse is George V's Imperial and Royal Cypher, with the words "Instituted by King George V" at the bottom. The name of the recipient is engraved on the rim. This medal is nicknamed "the Gong", and comes in both full-sized and miniature versions – the latter for formal white-tie and semi-formal black-tie occasions. A lapel pin for everyday wear

1976-519: Is happy to premiere...This isn't your standard wave, but the group's music is a funky new way to look some classic hits." - Vice /Noisey "Brace yourselves folks, these men are quickly solidifying themselves amongst NOLA's proud big brass elite... and seem intent to sublimate the homogenous tones of the contemporary urban music landscape with the lush instrumentation of our culture's root." - Okayplayer "The Soul Rebels are rebelling against one, albeit detestable thing: starchy paint-by-numbers music. As

2080-931: Is not a member of the College of Arms , as are many other heraldic officers; and the Lady Usher of the Purple Rod does not – unlike the Order of the Garter equivalent, the Lady Usher of the Black Rod – perform any duties related to the House of Lords . Since the Second World War, several Commonwealth realms have established their own national system of honours and awards and have created their own unique orders, decorations and medals. A number, though, continue to make recommendations for appointments to

2184-667: The BBC Two 's Later with Jools Holland on the same episode as Metallica and Lou Reed . Metallica was so impressed with the Soul Rebels that they invited them to open and share the stage for all four of their 30th anniversary-week concerts at The Fillmore in San Francisco. Metallica remain supporters of The Soul Rebels and featured them at both nights of their first Metallica Orion Music + More Festival in June 2012. The Soul Rebels are

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2288-449: The BBC Two 's Later with Jools Holland on the same episode as Metallica and Lou Reed . HBO 's original series Treme featured The Soul Rebels performing "Drink A Little Poison (4 U Die)" on the season one finale episode and in season 4 episode two with Galactic and Corey Glover of Living Colour performing "Hey Na Na". On October 7, 2012, The Soul Rebels had a featured performance on NBC Sunday Night Football , performing

2392-584: The British Empire Medal , and the following year its recipients were granted the right to use the postnominal letters BEM. During the war, the BEM came to be used to recognise acts of bravery which did not merit the award of a George Cross or George Medal , a use which continued until the introduction of the Queen's Gallantry Medal in 1974. The designs of insignia of the order and medal were altered in 1937, prior to

2496-573: The Empire Gallantry Medal , were given permission to use the postnominal letters EGM (and at the same time to add a laurel branch emblem to the ribbon of the medal); however, in 1940, awards of the EGM ceased and all holders of the medal were instructed to exchange it for a new and more prestigious gallantry award: the George Cross . In 1941, the medal of the order 'for meritorious service' was renamed

2600-571: The Eurythmics , Eric Krasno , Lettuce (band) , Gov't Mule , Branford Marsalis , Smif-n-Wessun , Buckshot (rapper) , Roy Hargrove , John Medeski and many others, as well as being billed on concerts with Lauryn Hill , Kanye West , Bruno Mars , Snoop Dogg , Alabama Shakes , Estelle , Cee Lo Green , The Allman Brothers Band , Arcade Fire , Disclosure , Ice Cube , George Clinton , John Mayer , Jack White and others. The band has built its career around an eclectic live show that harnesses

2704-471: The Isle of Bute . Her wedding dress was an updated version of her mother's wedding dress from 1969. Willis works as creative director of shoewear brand Adidas . McCartney and Willis have four children: sons Miller Alasdhair James Willis (born 2005) and Beckett Robert Lee Willis (born 2008) and daughters Bailey Linda Olwyn Willis (born 2006) and Reiley Dilys Stella Willis (born 2010). Her children appeared with her on

2808-526: The New York Marble Cemetery in New York City on June 11, 2012. Other special guests invited to the very private and exclusive party included Anne Hathaway , Jim Carrey , Anna Wintour , Annie Leibovitz , Lauren Hutton , Amy Poehler and Solange Knowles . The Soul Rebels collaborated with Slick Rick and Rare Essence during a Tribute to Chuck Brown on June 21, 2012 in Washington DC at

2912-522: The New York Marble Cemetery in New York City. Other guests invited to the party included Anne Hathaway , Jim Carrey , Anna Wintour , Annie Leibovitz , Lauren Hutton , Amy Poehler , Solange Knowles , P'Trique, Greta Gerwig and André Leon Talley . Also in 2012, McCartney was part of The Sustainable Fashion Handbook . In November 2016, McCartney launched her first menswear collection, made up of many athleisure , pyjama -like casual outfits. She said her father , as well as comedian Jethro , inspired

3016-484: The Order of Canada . On the other hand, the Australian Honours System unilaterally created in 1975 did not achieve bi-partisan support until 1992, which was when Australian federal and state governments agreed to cease Australian recommendations for British honours; the last Australian recommended Order of the British Empire appointments were in the 1989 Queen's Birthday Honours . New Zealand continued to use

3120-444: The coronation of King George VI , 'in commemoration of the reign of King George V and Queen Mary, during which the Order was founded'. The figure of Britannia at the centre of the badge of the order was replaced with an image of the crowned heads of the late King and Queen Mary, and the words 'Instituted by King George V' were added to the reverse of the medal. The colour of the riband was also changed: twenty years earlier, prior to

3224-464: The 21st century quotas were introduced to ensure consistent representation among recipients across nine categories of eligibility: with the largest proportion of awards being reserved for community, voluntary and local service. Non-military awards of the British Empire Medal resumed in 2012, starting with 293 BEMs awarded for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee . In 2017 the centenary of

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3328-752: The Annual NFL Honors Award show on CBS prime time, hosted by Alec Baldwin . The NFL Honors is a two-hour prime time awards show presented by the National Football League to salute the best players and plays from the 2012 NFL season. The event was held at the Mahalia Jackson Theater in New Orleans, Louisiana. On March 29, 2012, The Soul Rebels appeared on Conan on TBS with tour mates Galactic and Corey Glover of Living Colour . In December 2011, The Soul Rebels appeared on

3432-604: The Beatles , and her favourite " God Only Knows " by the Beach Boys . She would later receive the Special Recognition Award for Innovation at the 2017 Fashion Awards She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours in recognition of her services to fashion and sustainability. McCartney married British publisher Alasdhair Willis on 30 August 2003 at Mount Stuart House on

3536-717: The Blue Note Entertainment Group. When Green Day performed at the New Orleans Arena in 2009, lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong invited The Soul Rebels to perform with them. In December 2011 in San Francisco at a post-Metallica anniversary after party (The Soul Rebels had performed with Metallica that evening) at the Boom Boom Room, The Soul Rebels jammed once again with Green Day 's lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong . In December 2011, The Soul Rebels appeared and performed " Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) " on

3640-788: The British Empire . Rather than using this chapel, the Order now holds its great services upstairs in the nave of the cathedral. In addition to the Chapel of the Order of the British Empire, St Paul's Cathedral also houses the Chapel of the Order of St Michael and St George . Religious services for the whole Order are held every four years; new Knights and Dames Grand Cross are installed at these services. Knights Grand Cross and Knights Commander prefix Sir , and Dames Grand Cross and Dames Commander prefix Dame , to their forenames. Wives of Knights may prefix Lady to their surnames, but no equivalent privilege exists for husbands of Knights or spouses of Dames. Such forms are not used by peers and princes, except when

3744-443: The British Empire for Gallantry. Any individual made a member of the order for gallantry after 14 January 1958 wears an emblem of two crossed silver oak leaves on the same ribbon as the badge, with a miniature version on the ribbon bar when worn alone. When the ribbon only is worn the emblem is worn in miniature. It could not be awarded posthumously , and was replaced in 1974 with the Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM). If recipients of

3848-507: The Brooklyn Bowl venue. The collaboration between Joey Badass and The Soul Rebels has been presented at clubs and festivals in New Orleans and New York, and was documented on Badass's debut studio album B4.DA.$ $ released on January 20, 2015 by Cinematic Music Group. The Soul Rebels collaborated live at the 2014 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival with Big Freedia and The String Cheese Incident . Hip Hop icon and rap pioneer Rakim

3952-845: The Military Division of the order from the UK and across the Empire. Recommendations for all appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the King's United Kingdom ministers (recommendations for overseas awards were made by the Foreign Office , the Colonial Office , the India Office and the Dominions Office ); but in the early 1940s the system was changed to enable

4056-682: The NRDC, featured in the Time 100 and recognised as Glamour Woman of the Year. In November 2011, she was presented with the Red Carpet Award by the British Fashion Council; and in the 2013 New Year Honours, she was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to fashion. In 2012, McCartney was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in

4160-424: The New Orleans collective gears up to release their eclectic Power = Power mixtape on December 3 as a free download, the eight-member band has dropped a few aural treats along the way...Somewhere between Cypress Hill, Brand Nubian and Miles Davis, The Soul Rebels are filling the gaps. Power = Power features studio recordings, live versions and remixes of original works, making for a colorful musical mishmash, in which

4264-436: The Order of the British Empire for Gallantry received promotion within the order, whether for gallantry or otherwise, they continued to wear also the insignia of the lower grade with the oak leaves; however, they used only the post-nominal letters of the higher grade. When the order was founded in 1917, badges, ribands and stars were appointed for wear by recipients. In 1929 mantles, hats and collars were added for recipients of

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4368-456: The Order of the British Empire. In 2024 appointments to the order were made by the governments of: Most members of the order are citizens of the United Kingdom or Commonwealth realms that use the UK system of honours and awards. In addition, honorary awards may be made to citizens of nations where the monarch is not head of state ; these permit use of post-nominal letters, but not the title of Sir or Dame . Honorary appointees who later become

4472-404: The Order, however, are not assigned any special precedence. As a general rule, only wives and children of male recipients are afforded privileges. Knights and Dames Grand Cross are also entitled to be granted heraldic supporters . They may, furthermore, encircle their arms with a depiction of the circlet (a circle bearing the motto) and the collar; the former is shown either outside or on top of

4576-563: The Soul Rebels maintain a weekly residence at the legendary New Orleans club Le Bon Temps Roule on Thursday nights. In 2014 The Soul Rebels appeared in The Originals on The CW network. On May 12, 2013 The Soul Rebels were featured on The Andrew Marr Show on BBC One . They performed Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall". On February 22, 2013 The Soul Rebels were the official house band for

4680-862: The Stars (2004, New York), the Organic Style Woman of the Year Award (2005, New York), the Elle Style Award for Best Designer of the Year Award (2007, London), Best Designer of the Year at the British Style Awards (2007, London), Best Designer of The Year at the Spanish Elle Awards (2008, Barcelona), and the Green Designer of the Year at the ACE Awards (2008, New York). In 2009, she was honoured by

4784-498: The Stella McCartney Cares Foundation, a charity dedicated to breast cancer. (McCartney's mother Linda died of breast cancer in 1998.) The charity aimed to donate 1,000 of the brand's Louis Listening post-operative mastectomy compression bras to women undergoing breast cancer treatment. On 21 November 2021, McCartney launched "The Beatles: Get Back" a collection inspired by the Beatles. In 2023, McCartney performed

4888-480: The Summer Sonic Tokyo Festival. The unannounced collaborations occurred one day prior to The Soul Rebels' headlining performance at the festival. The Soul Rebels featuring Talib Kweli and GZA of Wu-Tang Clan headlined Electric Forest Festival on June 24, 2016. The performance marked the debut performance between The Soul Rebels and GZA. Nas and The Soul Rebels debuted their collaboration with

4992-486: The UK continue to make appointments to the order. Honorary awards may be made to citizens of other nations of which the order's sovereign is not the head of state. The five classes of appointment to the Order are, from highest grade to lowest grade: The senior two ranks of Knight or Dame Grand Cross and Knight or Dame Commander entitle their members to use the titles Sir for men and Dame for women before their forenames, except with honorary awards. King George V founded

5096-460: The United Kingdom; those who would formerly have met the criteria for the medal were instead made eligible for the MBE. In 2004, a report entitled A Matter of Honour: Reforming Our Honours System by a Commons select committee recommended phasing out the Order of the British Empire, as its title was "now considered to be unacceptable, being thought to embody values that are no longer shared by many of

5200-536: The United States, Canada, Europe, South Africa and Brazil and have played at music festivals worldwide including in front of 50,000 people at the 2011 Montreal Jazz Festival . The Soul Rebels toured North America in 2012 with funk band Galactic and Corey Glover of Living Colour and on March 29, 2012 appeared on the Conan O'Brien show on TBS with their tour mates. The band has played on stages and festivals all over

5304-723: The Year award in 2000 in New York. Her father Paul presented the award to her; she thanked him in her acceptance speech and dedicated the award to her late mother Linda. This was followed by the Woman of Courage Award for work against cancer at the prestigious Unforgettable Evening event (2003, Los Angeles), the Glamour Award for Best Designer of the Year (2004, London), the Star Honoree at the Fashion Group International Night of

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5408-403: The arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service . It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or a dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal , whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of,

5512-451: The award of medal of the order to Lizzie Robinson, a munitions worker. The order had been established primarily as a civilian award; in August 1918, however, not long after its foundation, a number of awards were made to serving naval and military personnel. Four months later, a 'Military Division' was added to the order, to which serving personnel would in future be appointed. The classes were

5616-468: The cathedral. That year, Commonwealth awards made up 40% of all OBEs and MBEs awarded (and 35% of all living recipients of the higher awards). Gradually that proportion reduced as independent states within the Commonwealth established their own systems of honours . The last Canadian recommendation for the Order of the British Empire was an MBE for gallantry gazetted in 1966, a year before the creation of

5720-402: The centre for awards in the military division). From time to time the order was expanded: there was an increase in the maximum permitted number of recipients in 1933, and a further increase in 1937. During the Second World War, as had been the case during and after World War I, the number of military awards was greatly increased; between 1939 and 1946 there were more than 33,000 appointments to

5824-418: The circlet. In 1929, to bring the order into line with the other orders of chivalry, members of the first class of the order (GBE) were provided with mantles, hats and collars. Only Knights/Dames Grand Cross wear these elaborate vestments; the hat is now rarely, if ever, worn. Use of the mantle is limited to important occasions (such as quadrennial services and coronations ). The mantle is always worn with

5928-488: The civil division were to be divided equally between UK and overseas awards. With regard to the Medal of the Order (but not the order itself), a distinction was made in 1922 between awards 'for gallantry' and awards 'for meritorious service' (each being appropriately inscribed, and the former having laurel leaves decorating the clasp, the latter oak leaves). In 1933 holders of the medal 'for gallantry', which had come to be known as

6032-444: The collar. Although the mantle was introduced in 1929, very few mantles would have been produced prior to the 1937 design changes, as there were few occasions for wearing them in the intervening years. On certain days designated by the sovereign, known as " collar days ", members attending formal events may wear the order's collar over their military uniform, formal day dress, evening wear or robes of office. Collars are returned upon

6136-491: The collection. In April 2018, after 17 years of partnership with Kering, McCartney purchased its stake in her company and took full control of her global fashion empire. The following year, she signed a strategic partnership with LVMH . She designed the wedding reception dress worn by Meghan Markle , and later created 46 replicas of it (23 in lily white and 23 in onyx black) for her "Made With Love" capsule collection, each priced at £3,500. On 15 October 2018, McCartney launched

6240-479: The country's population". The committee further suggested changing the name of the award to the Order of British Excellence, and changing the rank of Commander to Companion (as the former was said to have a "militaristic ring"), as well as advocating for the abolition of knighthoods and damehoods; the government, however, was not of the opinion that a case for change had been made, and the aforementioned suggestions and recommendations were not, therefore, pursued. In

6344-618: The cover of Vogue . McCartney has a younger half-sister , Beatrice Milly McCartney, born on 28 October 2003 to her father and his second wife, Heather Mills . In 2018, McCartney said: "When my mum died, Dad, my brother and I went to see the Maharishi ... I had quite a reaction that I didn't feel in control of. I possibly suppressed my emotions and I started having panic attacks, physical reactions to that loss." She said that transcendental meditation made an almost instantaneous difference in her ability to cope, stating: "It really did help me at

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6448-403: The death of their owners, but other insignia may be retained. The six office-holders of the order wear pearl-grey mantles lined with rose-pink, having on the right side a purple shield charged with the roundel from the badge. Each of these office-holders wears a unique badge of office, suspended from a gold chain worn around the neck. The British Empire Medal is made of silver. On the obverse

6552-607: The distinction between ranks in military operational gallantry awards will cease'. The reforms affected the order at various levels: for example the automatic award each year of a GBE to the Lord Mayor of London ceased; the OBE replaced the Imperial Service Order as an award for civil servants and the number of MBEs awarded each year was significantly increased. As part of these reforms the British Empire Medal stopped being awarded by

6656-515: The former was to be responsible for recording all proceedings connected with the order, issuing warrants under the seal of the order and making arrangements for investitures, while the latter (at that time the Permanent Secretary to the Treasury ) was responsible for collecting and tabulating the names of those who were to receive an award. The office of Dean was added in 1957. The King of Arms

6760-401: The governments of overseas dominions to make their own nominations; Canada and South Africa began doing so in 1942, followed by Australia, New Zealand and other Commonwealth realms. In May 1957, forty years after the foundation of the order, it was announced that St Paul's Cathedral was to serve as the church of the order, and in 1960 a chapel was dedicated for its use within the crypt of

6864-450: The highest class of the order (GBE). The designs of all these items underwent major changes in 1937. The badge is worn by all members of the order; the size, colour and design depends on the class of award. The badge for all classes is in the form of a cross patonce (having the arms growing broader and floriated toward the end) with a medallion in the centre, the obverse of which bears a crowned image of George V and Queen Mary within

6968-435: The historic Howard Theatre . On October 19, 2012, The Soul Rebels hosted a CMJ showcase at the Highline Ballroom in New York City billed as The Soul Rebels & Friends ft. Maceo Parker , Moon Hooch, American Royalty and Billy Martin of Medeski Martin & Wood . On August 15, 2014 Joey Bada$ $ and Prodigy (rapper) of Mobb Deep among others, made appearances and performed with The Soul Rebels in New York City at

7072-537: The honours system, calling it "a preposterous charade". The order has attracted some criticism for its naming having connection with the idea of the now-extinct British Empire . Benjamin Zephaniah , a British poet of Jamaican and Barbadian descent, publicly rejected appointment as an Officer in 2003 because, he asserted, it reminded him of "thousands of years of brutality". He also said that "it reminds me of how my foremothers were raped and my forefathers brutalised". Soul Rebels Brass Band Starting out as

7176-486: The house band every Thursday night at local favorite bar Le Bon Temps Roule, a residency they still continue currently when the band isn't on tour. The band is still considered a main drawing point for people to come experience the venue. Since 2009, The Soul Rebels have been managed by music industry heavyweight Ted Kurland, proprietor of the prestigious booking and management agency Ted Kurland Associates, Adam Shipley, president of Hep Cat Entertainment and Alex Kurland of

7280-446: The insignia to Buckingham Palace and by ceasing to make reference to their honour, but they still hold the honour unless and until annulled by the monarch. In 2003, The Sunday Times published a list of the people who had rejected the Order of the British Empire, including David Bowie , John Cleese , Nigella Lawson , Elgar Howarth , L. S. Lowry , George Melly , and J. G. Ballard . In addition, Ballard voiced his opposition to

7384-468: The junior post-nominal letters. The British sovereign is the sovereign of the order and appoints all other officers of the order (by convention, on the advice of the governments of the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth realms ). The second-most senior officer is the Grand Master (a 'Prince of the Blood Royal, or other exalted personage' appointed by the sovereign, who, by virtue of their appointment, becomes 'the First or Principal Knight Grand Cross of

7488-519: The latter. Knights and Dames Commander and Commanders may display the circlet, but not the collar, surrounding their arms. The badge is depicted suspended from the collar or circlet. See List of current honorary knights and dames of the Order of the British Empire Only the monarch can annul an honour. The Honours Forfeiture Committee considers cases and makes recommendations for forfeiture. An individual can renounce their honour by returning

7592-481: The launch of a new fashion industry charter for climate action , in collaboration with the United Nations, to help fashion companies welcome sustainable business practices. In August 2019, American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift teamed up with McCartney to release a fashion line inspired by Swift's seventh studio album Lover , the project carrying the title "Stella X Taylor Swift". In September 2010, McCartney

7696-463: The left breast, by Knights and Dames Grand Cross; Knights and Dames Commander wear a smaller star composed of 'four equal points and four lesser'. The star is not worn by the more junior classes. Prior to 1937 each star had in the centre a gold medallion with a figure of Britannia, surrounded by a crimson circlet inscribed with the motto of the order ('For God and the Empire'); since 1937 the effigies of King George V and Queen Mary have been shown within

7800-530: The mixtape was a remix of Daft Punk 's "Get Lucky" featuring Queen of Bounce, Big Freedia . The mixtape won Offbeat 's 2013 Best Of The Beat Award for Best Hip-Hop Album/Mixtape. "Hearing hip-hop and pop records transposed on live instruments is always a pleasure for avid music fans, and The Soul Rebels are giving the people exactly that on their new Power = Power mixtape." - Jay-Z 's Life+Times. "The Soul Rebels, New Orleans' finest brass ensemble, just dropped their latest mixtape, Power = Power, which Noisey

7904-457: The music they were hearing on pop radio, but within the context and with respect to the long tradition of the New Orleans brass bands and marching bands they had grown up playing in. The Soul Rebels played around New Orleans without a proper band name until opening up for Cyril Neville at the legendary New Orleans venue Tipitina's , where Cyril Neville dubbed them "Soul Rebels." The Soul Rebels built up their following in hometown New Orleans as

8008-469: The names of the former are written out in their fullest forms. Male clergy of the Church of England or the Church of Scotland do not use the title Sir (unless they were knighted before being ordained) as they do not receive the accolade (they are not dubbed "knight" with a sword), although they do append the post-nominal letters ; dames do not receive the accolade, and therefore female clergy are free to use

8112-399: The numbers restricted to the order as full members do. Although the Order of the British Empire has by far the highest number of members of the British orders of chivalry, with more than 100,000 living members worldwide, there are fewer appointments to knighthoods than in other orders. From time to time, individuals may be promoted to a higher grade within the Order, thereby ceasing usage of

8216-471: The only band to have played both nights. On March 10, 2012, The Soul Rebels shared the stage with Kanye West , Snoop Dogg and Seal at Brad Pitt 's Night to Make It Right Foundation New Orleans after-party, hosted by comedian Aziz Ansari . The charity event, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres , raised money to build homes for victims of Hurricane Katrina . Stella McCartney invited The Soul Rebels to perform at her 2013 spring fashion presentation hosted at

8320-605: The order alongside its own honours until the establishment of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 1996. Other Commonwealth realms have continued to use the Order of the British Empire alongside their own honours. In 1993 the Prime Minister, John Major , instituted a reform of the honours system with the aim 'that exceptional service or achievement will be more widely recognised; that greater importance will be given to voluntary service; that automatic honours will end; that

8424-520: The order to fill gaps in the British honours system : In particular, George V wished to create an order to honour the many thousands of individuals from across the Empire who had served in a variety of non-combat roles during the First World War . From its foundation the order consisted of five classes (GBE, KBE/DBE, CBE, OBE and MBE) and was open to both women and men; provision was also made for conferring honorary awards on foreign recipients. At

8528-409: The order was celebrated with a service at St Paul's Cathedral. The order is limited to 300 Knights and Dames Grand Cross, 845 Knights and Dames Commander, and 8,960 Commanders. There are no limits applied to the total number of members of the fourth and fifth classes, but no more than 858 officers and 1,464 members may be appointed per year. Foreign appointees, as honorary members, do not contribute to

8632-410: The order's establishment, Queen Mary had made it known that pink would be her preferred colour for the riband of the proposed new order, but, in the event, purple was chosen. Following her appointment as Grand Master of the order in 1936 a change was duly made and since 9 March 1937 the riband of the order has been 'rose pink edged with pearl grey’ (with the addition of a vertical pearl grey stripe in

8736-402: The order. The order was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V , who created the order to recognise 'such persons, male or female, as may have rendered or shall hereafter render important services to Our Empire'. Equal recognition was to be given for services rendered in the UK and overseas. Today the majority of recipients are UK citizens, though a number of Commonwealth realms outside

8840-913: The power of horns and percussion in a funky party-like atmosphere. The Soul Rebels have performed on CBS , Travel Channel , Discovery Channel , HBO , TBS , NBC , NPR , ESPN , BBC Two , The CW and in major movies, and on national and international stages. The band routinely plays over 250 shows a year. They have been described by the Village Voice as "the missing link between Public Enemy and Louis Armstrong . " The Soul Rebels consist of percussionists and founding members Lumar LeBlanc and Derrick Moss, trumpet players Julian Gosin and Marcus Hubbard, trombonists Corey Peyton and Paul Robertson, saxophonist Erion Williams, and sousaphonist Manuel Perkins Jr. The band first began when percussionists Derrick Moss and Lumar LeBlanc met as members of Harold Dejan 's Young Olympia Brass Band and decided they wanted to play

8944-586: The same Order'). The position of Grand Master has been held by the following people: In addition to the sovereign and the grand master , the order has six further officers: At its foundation the order was served by three officers: the King of Arms, the Registrar & Secretary and the Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod. In 1922 the Prelate was added, and the office of Registrar was separated from that of Secretary:

9048-459: The same as for the Civil Division (as it was now termed), but military awards were distinguished by the addition of a central vertical red stripe to the purple riband of the civil awards. In 1920 appointment as an MBE 'for an act of gallantry' was granted for the first time, to Sydney Frank Blanck Esq, who had rescued an injured man from a burning building containing explosives. In December 1922

9152-556: The same time, alongside the order, the Medal of the Order of the British Empire was instituted, to serve as a lower award granting recipients affiliation but not membership. The first investiture took place at Ibrox Stadium , as part of a royal visit to the Glasgow shipyards, with the appointment of Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde as a GBE (in recognition of his role as chairman of the Scottish War Savings Committee) and

9256-606: The same year, together with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and eco-designer Atom cianfarani , McCartney worked to petition the British Ministry of Defence to cease the use of Canadian Black Bears as the fur for their guards' hats; the military is yet to make the change. In July 2011, McCartney participated at the catwalk of The Brandery fashion show in Barcelona . In December 2018, McCartney announced

9360-512: The show's theme song. The band performed a New Orleans style Jazz funeral for the late Captain Phil Harris from Discovery Channel 's show The Deadliest Catch . On February 24, 2012, The Soul Rebels were the subject of an NPR national broadcast of their show with Galactic live from Washington DC's 9:30 Club . The broadcast was syndicated on NPR and through other affiliates across the United States as well as webcast on NPR.org. The band

9464-455: The standard of the George Medal (even though, as appointments to an order of chivalry, they were listed before it on the Order of Wear . In contrast to awards for meritorious service, which usually appear without a citation, there were often citations for gallantry awards, some detailed and graphic. From 14 January 1958, these awards were designated Commander, Officer or Member of the Order of

9568-416: The statutes of the order were amended; there having been a large number of awards for war work prior to this date, these amended statutes placed the order on more of a peacetime footing. For the first time numbers of appointments were limited, with the stipulation that senior awards in the Civil Division were to outnumber those in the Military Division by a proportion of six to one. Furthermore appointments in

9672-506: The title Dame . Knights and Dames Grand Cross use the post-nominal GBE; Knights Commander, KBE; Dames Commander, DBE; Commanders, CBE; Officers, OBE; and Members, MBE. The post-nominal for the British Empire Medal is BEM. Members of all classes of the order are assigned positions in the order of precedence . Wives of male members of all classes also feature on the order of precedence, as do sons, daughters and daughters-in-law of Knights Grand Cross and Knights Commander; relatives of Ladies of

9776-575: The world including stops at Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival , Austin City Limits , Bonnaroo , Electric Forest Festival , The Fillmore , Hollywood Bowl , Brooklyn Bowl, Terminal 5 (venue) , Jam Cruise, Umbria Jazz Festival , WOMAD Festival World of Music, Arts and Dance , Antibes Jazz Festival , the Wanee Festival , New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival , Playboy Jazz Festival , Montreal Jazz Festival and many others. When not on tour,

9880-634: Was appointed Team GB's Creative Director for the 2012 Olympics by Adidas – the first time in the games' history that a leading fashion designer designed the apparel for a country's team across all competitions for both the Olympic and the Paralympic Games. In March 2012, the Team GB kit was publicly displayed. McCartney continued in this role for the 2016 Summer Olympics . McCartney received the VH1 / Vogue Designer of

9984-457: Was born on 13 September 1971 at King's College Hospital in Denmark Hill , Camberwell , London. She is named after her maternal great-grandmothers (both of Linda's grandmothers were named Stella). Her mother, Linda Eastman McCartney, was of Jewish ancestry. As a girl, McCartney travelled the globe with her parents and their group Wings , along with her siblings: older half-sister Heather (who

10088-402: Was first announced at the end of December 2006, and is available to recipients of all levels of the order, as well as to holders of the British Empire Medal . The pin design is not unique to any level. The pin features the badge of the order, enclosed in a circle of ribbon of its colours of pink and grey. Lapel pins must be purchased separately by a member of the order. The creation of such a pin

10192-557: Was interviewed and their music was featured in an ESPN video feature on LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu entitled Tyrann Mathieu Plays Jazz. The Soul Rebels were filmed in a scene for the Nicolas Cage movie " The Hungry Rabbit Jumps ." The band appeared in an episode of Travel Channel's Booze Traveler in February 2015, entitled "Dead in New Orleans". The band also appeared on the June 13, 2017 edition of SmackDown Live , performing

10296-457: Was legally adopted by Paul), older sister Mary , and younger brother James . According to her father, the name Wings was inspired by Stella's difficult delivery. As his daughter was being born by emergency caesarean section , Paul sat outside the operating room and prayed that she would be born 'on the wings of an angel'. Despite their fame, the McCartneys wanted their children to live as normal

10400-469: Was made a substantive member and subsequently styled as Sir Terry Wogan). Although initially intended to recognise meritorious service, the order began to also be awarded for gallantry. There were an increased number of cases in the Second World War for service personnel and civilians including the merchant navy, police, emergency services and civil defence, mostly MBEs but with a small number of OBEs and CBEs. Such awards were for gallantry that did not reach

10504-633: Was named the creative director of Chloé , a position she held until 2001. In 2001, McCartney launched a fashion house under her name, in a joint venture with Gucci Group (now Kering ), and presented her first collection in Paris. She now operates 51 freestanding stores in Manhattan's Soho, London's Mayfair, LA's West Hollywood, Paris's Palais Royal, Barcelona's Passeig de Gracia, Milan, Rome, Miami and Houston, among other locations. In 2003, McCartney launched her first perfume, Stella. In January 2007, she launched

10608-426: Was received to universally positive reviews. Elias Leight from Popmatters praised the album as "a testimony to the power of horns--in all their squawking, tooting, screaming glory--and a vibrant concoction of different types of music." Daryl Easlea from BBC Music said in support, "This is a full-on, joyous, positive album that makes you feel like celebrating." The album reached No. 5 on iTunes Jazz charts and

10712-620: Was recommended in Sir Hayden Phillips ' review of the honours system in 2004. The Chapel of the Order of the British Empire is in St Paul's Cathedral . It occupies the far eastern end of the cathedral crypt and was dedicated in 1960. The only heraldic banners normally on display in the chapel are those of the Sovereign of the Order of the British Empire and of the Grand Master of the Order of

10816-701: Was the No. 1 most added album on CMJ magazine's Hip-Hop playlists. The Soul Rebels have been described by Village Voice as "the missing link between Public Enemy and Louis Armstrong." Paste ranked The Soul Rebels in the Top 10 Best Moments of Bonnaroo 2012. Other bands in the top 10 ranking included Phish , Red Hot Chili Peppers , Radiohead , The Roots with D'Angelo and The Beach Boys . The Soul Rebels catalog of albums has been received well by critics, their best-reviewed album being their latest, Unlock Your Mind. The album reached No. 5 on iTunes Jazz charts and

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