Legion of Honour: Natalie Portman and Christine Lagarde in the Promotion of the 14th July
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In total, this new civil promotion of the Legion of Honour, the highest of the French national distinctions created in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte, rewards 619 people who embody "merit, civicism, courage", indicated the Grand Chancellery in a press release. 518 people were decorated knights, while other personalities were promoted, including 79 officers, 16 commanding officers, 4 great officers and 2 great croix. Professor Serge Haroche, Nobel Pr…
In total, 619 personalities were distinguished from this title, among them 518 knights, 79 officers, 16 commandors, 4 great officers and 2 grand-croix. Dozens of anonymities praised by their fellow citizens,...
The Official Journal published on 13 July 2026 the list of personalities decorated by the Legion of Honour. Among them, the Nobel Prize in Physics Serge Haroche, the American actress Natalie Portman, the French actor Pierre Arditi or the author Nathacha Appanah.
US actress Natalie Portman, ECB President Christine Lagarde and lawyer Richard Malka are featured in the new civil promotion of July 14, which rewards 619 people
As every year, personalities from the artistic, political and scientific world are decorated.
Promotion 2026 has a total of 518 knights, 79 officers, 16 commandors, four great officers and two great croixes.
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