Yemisi Jenkins attended an investiture at the Buckingham Palace to receive her MBE insignia from His Royal Highness Prince Charles on 24 February 2016. The highly elated Yemisi dedicated the medal to the less privileged in developing countries of Africa.
Yemisi is the President of Association of British-Nigerian Law Enforcement officers (ABLE). In honour of her achievement, the Nigerian Women in Leadership Forum (NWIDLF) is putting together a diner dance to celebrate this phenomenal woman of substance on the 20th March 2016. Proceeds from the fund raising dinner will be used for young girls in Ajegunle, a rundown suburb in Nigeria where girls trafficking is rampant, many go into prostitution from as young as 12years old. Ticket for the event are available on Eventbrite.
A typical Investiture Ceremony
At the start of the ceremony, The Queen enters the room attended by two Gurkha orderly officers, a tradition begun by Queen Victoria in 1876.
The Queen, or the member of the Royal Family holding the Investiture, remains standing throughout. Each Investiture takes about an hour.
After the National Anthem has been played either the Lord Chamberlain or a Lord in Waiting announces the name of each recipient and the achievement for which he or she is being honoured. The Queen then places the decoration on the person concerned before congratulating them on receiving the award.
Those who are to receive a knighthood (and who are therefore entitled to style themselves ‘Sir’), kneel on an Investiture stool before The Queen. Her Majesty uses the sword that belonged to her father, King George VI, to dub the knight.
As well as receiving awards within one of the Orders of Chivalry, recipients may also attend to receive a decoration for gallantry such as the George Cross or The Queen’s Gallantry Medal.
The Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, which is a branch of the Lord Chamberlain’s Office, is responsible for the organisation of each Investiture.
The Central Chancery also organises the distribution of British insignia awarded by The Queen throughout the Commonwealth.
