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[[File:Honeybee.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Bee replica by the [[Discworld Emporium]]]]
'''The Order of the Honeybee''' is a group of individuals whom [[Terry Pratchett]] posthumously asked to protect his legacy. Each received a letter from Terry after his death, and was formally presented with a golden honeybee pin at his Memorial at the Barbican on 14 April, 2016.
'''The Order of the Honeybee''' is a group of individuals whom [[Terry Pratchett]] posthumously asked to protect his legacy. Each received a letter from Terry after his death, and was formally presented with a golden honeybee pin at his Memorial at the Barbican on 14 April, 2016.


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* Dr Pat Harkin, Discworld super-fan and Pratchett’s go-to person for medical facts  
* Dr Pat Harkin, Discworld super-fan and Pratchett’s go-to person for medical facts  
* [[Paul Kidby]]
* [[Paul Kidby]]
* Professor David Lloyd, chemist, previously of Trinity College Dublin and now Chancellor of the University of South Australia, both institutions which awarded Pratchett honorary doctorates  
* Professor David Lloyd, chemist, previously of Trinity College Dublin and now Chancellor of the University of South Australia, both of which institutions awarded Pratchett honorary doctorates  
* Kevin O’Malley, a fellow author
* Kevin O’Malley, a fellow author
* [[Bernard Pearson]]
* [[Bernard Pearson]]
* [[Colin Smythe]]
* [[Colin Smythe]]
* Samir Thantrey
* Samir Thantrey, Terry's accountant
 
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Latest revision as of 07:11, 26 September 2023

Bee replica by the Discworld Emporium

The Order of the Honeybee is a group of individuals whom Terry Pratchett posthumously asked to protect his legacy. Each received a letter from Terry after his death, and was formally presented with a golden honeybee pin at his Memorial at the Barbican on 14 April, 2016.

The primary members of the Order are Grand Master Rob Wilkins, Lady Lyn Pratchett, Rhianna Pratchett and Sandra Kidby (who runs Discworld.com).

According to Colin Smythe at the Discworld Convention in 2016, the other members are:

  • Mark Boomla, Terry’s accountant
  • Stephen Briggs
  • Rod Brown, previous director of Narrativia and a producer on most Discworld screen adaptations
  • Philippa Dickinson, one of Terry’s UK editors
  • Malcolm Edwards, another of Terry’s UK editors
  • Larry Finlay, managing director of Transworld Publishers
  • Dr Pat Harkin, Discworld super-fan and Pratchett’s go-to person for medical facts
  • Paul Kidby
  • Professor David Lloyd, chemist, previously of Trinity College Dublin and now Chancellor of the University of South Australia, both of which institutions awarded Pratchett honorary doctorates
  • Kevin O’Malley, a fellow author
  • Bernard Pearson
  • Colin Smythe
  • Samir Thantrey, Terry's accountant