ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn pɐtɹˈɪʃɚ ɹˈɔːlɪŋz ɪz ðə fˈɜːst bɹˈɪɾɪʃ wˈʊmən təbi ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌvðə ɹˈoʊz sˈɪlvɚ, wˌɪtʃ wʌz bᵻstˈoʊd əpˌɑːn hɜː baɪ pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʒˈɛlɪˌuː ʒˈɛlɛv ʌv bʌlɡˈɛɹiə, ɪn ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən ʌv hɜːɹ ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn bʌlɡˈɛɹiə.
In 1991 Patricia Rawlings is the first British woman to be awarded the Order of the Rose (Silver), which was bestowed upon her by President Zhelyu Zhelev of Bulgaria, in recognition of her interest in Bulgaria.