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Guidance: The Elizabeth Emblem - application guidance and eligibility

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On 9 March 2024, the Government announced the introduction of The Elizabeth Emblem. This commemorative emblem is awarded as a mark of recognition to the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the course of undertaking eligible public service.

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On 9 March 2024, the Government announced the introduction of a commemorative emblem as a mark of recognition for those who lost their lives in the course of undertaking eligible public service. 

The design incorporates a rosemary wreath, a traditional symbol of remembrance, surrounding the Tudor Crown. It will be inscribed ‘For A Life Given In Service’ and will have the name of the person to be commemorated inscribed on the reverse of the emblem.

The Emblem will include a pin to allow the award to be worn by the next of kin of the deceased. The grant of The Elizabeth Emblem will be accompanied by a miniature, and either may be worn by the recipient at that person’s discretion.

The Emblem will carry no rights to the use of post-nominal letters.

Eligibility Criteria for The Elizabeth Emblem

1. A person will be eligible to be commemorated by the granting of The Elizabeth Emblem if they died in the course of undertaking eligible public service, such public service to include:

  • Employment in a role by, on behalf of, or formally funded by, an eligible body. An eligible body will be defined as the UK Government, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government, the Northern Ireland Executive, local government, a Crown Dependency or a British Overseas Territory;
  • Working - either in a paid or voluntary capacity - at the behest of an eligible body. This will include any person who has a formal contract or agreement to work for the eligible body or who has been ordered to provide a service; and

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