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In 1974, Cummings, who resided in the UK for many decades, was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her contributions to the British entertainment industry. There is no record of her relinquishing her USA citizenship, so the award would have been honorary. However, it was reported in the Sunday Times (December 22, 2003) that in 1975 she was offered a life peerage, but declined it.[citation needed] A peerage would have been possible only if she had acquired British nationality or citizenship.
This seems to include speculative language, which is OR. Rather than debating within the article the ifs and buts of her citizenship, what we need is to find the original source for her CBE. If it was honorary, it would have been clearly identified as such. Barring such identification, it can be safely assumed it was a substantive award, and she therefore had acquired UK citizenship beforehand. Whether or not she ever relinquished her US citizenship is an irrelevant issue. All that matters is whether she was a UK citizen or not. -- JackofOz (talk) 12:17, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Since the above was posted, the section "However, it was reported in the Sunday Times (December 22, 2003) that in 1975 she was offered a life peerage, but declined it" has been removed, leaving the seemingly out-of-the-blue line about the possibility of a peerage depending on citizenship. I've removed that sentence. Rojomoke (talk) 10:24, 16 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, I know this is quite belated but I checked the London Gazette supplement (1 January 1974) and Cummings' CBE was not honorary so she must have taken out British citizenship. Whether she ever renounced her U.S. citizenship I have no idea. Quis separabit?00:08, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
