If you've been honoured
If you’ve been honoured
Section titled “If you’ve been honoured”Congratulations. This page covers what happens after the Sovereign has conferred a Distinction upon you.
Notification
Section titled “Notification”You will receive a private letter (by email or by post if you have provided a mailing address) from the Chancellery before any public announcement. The letter contains:
- The Distinction conferred and its class.
- Your citation — the formal text the Sovereign has signed describing the service for which you are honoured.
- The expected date of publication in the Royal Kaharagian Gazette.
- A reply form to confirm your acceptance and your preferences for any subsequent ceremony.
Acceptance
Section titled “Acceptance”A Distinction is offered by the Sovereign and accepted by the recipient. You are free to decline; the Chancellery treats either response with discretion.
If you accept, your name and citation will appear in the Honours List published in the Royal Kaharagian Gazette on the date stated.
Insignia
Section titled “Insignia”Distinctions carry insignia — a digital certificate signed by the Sovereign and (where appropriate to the class) a physical insignia despatched by post. The digital certificate is verifiable by anyone at verify.kaharagia.org.
Your record on the ePortal
Section titled “Your record on the ePortal”If you hold a Kaharagian account, the conferral appears on your ePortal honours page with the full citation. You can share a public link to that page from there.
If you do not yet have an account, the Chancellery letter contains a one-time invitation to create one — your conferral will already be linked to it.
Use of post-nominals
Section titled “Use of post-nominals”Many Distinctions carry post-nominal letters (for example, after your name on correspondence). The Chancellery letter sets out which post-nominals you are entitled to use and the order of precedence if you hold more than one.
For anything to do with your Distinction — questions about your citation, replacement insignia, post-nominals, or the public record — write to secretary@hc.kaharagia.org.