In the Special Honours 2009 Whitehead accepted the offer to redesignate the Distinguished Companion to a Dame Companion which included the appellation of 'Dame'.
2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Site of Special Scientific Interest | Special Air Service | Special Olympics | Special Operations Executive | 2009 in music | Special Broadcasting Service | Avatar (2009 film) | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 | New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009 | Special Branch | Eurovision Song Contest 2009 | television special | 2009 Summer Universiade | Best Special Effects | 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships | 2009 NFL season | 2009 World Championships in Athletics | European Parliament election, 2009 | 2009 Southeast Asian Games | Special Boat Service | 2009 WTA Tour | 2009 ATP World Tour | United Football League (2009) | Special Court for Sierra Leone | Queen's Birthday Honours | 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference | 2009 in literature | 2009 flu pandemic |