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In 2010, Queen Elizabeth II made Shackleton a life peer and gave her the title Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 June 2024
Queen Elizabeth made the barrister a life peer in 2010, awarding her the title Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia, the Daily Mail reported.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
He was awarded France’s Legion of Honor in 1986, knighted in 1991 and named a life peer, Baron Rogers of Riverside, five years later.
—Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2021
He was knighted in 1991 and made a life peer in 1996.
—New York Times, 18 Dec. 2021
In 1996, he was made a life peer for the Labour Party and created Baron Rogers of Riverside.
—Jonny Hallam, CNN, 18 Dec. 2021
Lord Black of Crossharbour (his full title when he was made a life peer in 2001) was chairman of Hollinger International, the media company that owned, among other publications, the Daily Telegraph and the Chicago Sun-Times.
—Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2020
May chose to make Darroch a life peer -- a member of the House of Lords -- in her resignation honors list, a tradition of British politics that grants an outgoing Prime Minister the right to reward anyone of their choosing.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 10 Sep. 2019
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 June 2024
Queen Elizabeth made the barrister a life peer in 2010, awarding her the title Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia, the Daily Mail reported.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
He was awarded France’s Legion of Honor in 1986, knighted in 1991 and named a life peer, Baron Rogers of Riverside, five years later.
—Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2021
He was knighted in 1991 and made a life peer in 1996.
—New York Times, 18 Dec. 2021
In 1996, he was made a life peer for the Labour Party and created Baron Rogers of Riverside.
—Jonny Hallam, CNN, 18 Dec. 2021
Lord Black of Crossharbour (his full title when he was made a life peer in 2001) was chairman of Hollinger International, the media company that owned, among other publications, the Daily Telegraph and the Chicago Sun-Times.
—Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2020
May chose to make Darroch a life peer -- a member of the House of Lords -- in her resignation honors list, a tradition of British politics that grants an outgoing Prime Minister the right to reward anyone of their choosing.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 10 Sep. 2019
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“Life peer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20peer. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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