She was created a Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ) in 1952, and raised to Dame Commander ( DBE ) in 1960, an award which was partly for her charity work, largely unnoticed, which she carried on until her death, often for small and rather obscure charities rather than the grand ones which would have given her more publicity.

She was created a Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ) in 1958, " for services to the theatre ", and was raised to Dame Commander ( DBE ) in 1981.

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