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Charlotte Tilbury Awarded CBE as Britain’s Biggest Beauty Brand Passes The £1 Billion Mark

Charlotte Tilbury's journey from a disruptive start-up to a global beauty brand is nothing short of inspiring.

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Charlotte Tilbury Awarded CBE as Britain’s Biggest Beauty Brand Passes The £1 Billion Mark

Charlotte Tilbury has been awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the King’s Birthday Honours 2026 for services to the beauty and cosmetics industry, recognising her role in building what is described as Britain’s most successful global beauty brand. The honour comes just over a decade after she launched Charlotte Tilbury Beauty in 2013 and eight years after receiving an MBE in 2018.

Recognising a defining force in UK beauty

The citation highlights Charlotte’s contribution to the rapid growth of the UK beauty sector, which has expanded from about £17 billion in 2013 to over £31 billion today, with beauty now outperforming sectors such as sport, publishing and recreation in its direct contribution to UK GDP. Under her leadership, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has become a global category leader, operating across 57 markets, with over 5,500 distribution points worldwide and a team of more than 3,000…

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