...and many of them are peeresses who have already inherited a title by birth or marriage. Presumably they get it for being ladies in waiting to HMQ etc or being on the letterhead of umpteen charities!
Never seen the point of these things- newspapers praise "unsung heroes" (ie those on low salaries who do unrewarded good work) but they usually get the low grade BEM or MBE leaving higher ranking forces people and civil servants who get them for doing the job they're paid to do. Despite statements that they'd reduce civil servant honours there's a whole order (CMG) for Foreign Office hacks only!
When 'er indoors was a civil servant and went on strike her manager told her that meant she'd never get an honour!
RtS