On what date did the woman who appointed the 1884 Birthday Honours become Queen?
Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she adopted the additional title of Empress of India.
Doris Beale Dame Doris Winifred Beale, & Bar (9 August 1889 – 14 January 1971) was an English nurse, and Matron-in-Chief of Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service (QARNNS) for three years during the Second World War. In the King's birthday honours list 1944 she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE), a first in the Royal Naval Nursing Service.