Three of the Princess Royal’s
Ladies-in-Waiting have been honoured by The Queen in her delayed
2020 Birthday Honours List. Leonora, Countess of Lichfield,
Araminta Ritchie, and Jane Holderness-Roddam all serve as
Ladies-in-Waiting to Princess Anne, and have all been recognised
for their efforts. The three ladies have each become Commanders of
the Royal Victorian Order. The Royal…
A man who raised almost £70,000 for the
Motor Neurone Disease Association has been named in The Queen’s
Birthday Honours List in recognition of his fundraising efforts.
Richard Pollins walked 40km around London on artificial legs, and
has been awarded with a British…
Fitness gurus Mr Motivator and Joe Wicks
and each received an MBE for their efforts in keeping people fit,
particularly during the coronavirus pandemic. Derrick Evans, known
to millions as Mr Motivator, receives his award in recognition of
his services to health and…
Mary Berry 'absolutely overwhelmed' to be awarded with a damehood in The Queen's Birthday Honours
9th October 2020
One of Britain’s best loved cooks, Mary
Berry, has been rewarded with a damehood in The Queen’s 2020
Birthday Honours. Dame Mary has been named as a recipient of the
prestigious honour for her services to broadcasting, the culinary
arts and charity. The 85-year-old said she is “absolutely
overwhelmed to receive this very great honour”. She said: “For most
of my life I have been…
England footballer Marcus Rashford 'incredibly honoured and humbled' after receiving an MBE for his efforts to end child food poverty
9th October 2020
England footballer Marcus Rashford has
been awarded with an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list
following his efforts to reduce child food poverty. The 22-year-old
receives the accolade for his services to vulnerable children in
the UK during the Covid-19…
Lorraine Kelly 'grateful and humbled' as she receives a CBE in The Queen's Birthday Honours
9th October 2020
Scottish television presenter Lorraine
Kelly has received a CBE in The Queen’s 2020 Birthday Honours List.
The 60-year-old journalist is receiving the prestigious accolade
for services to broadcasting, journalism and charity. Lorraine has
been a broadcast journalist…
The Queen's 2020 Birthday Honours List is revealed as ordinary people are honoured for doing extraordinary things
9th October 2020
Mary Berry, Maureen Lipman and David
Suchet are among the famous names who are being recognised in The
Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2020. However, this year’s list is
dominated by the work of ordinary people doing extraordinary things
in their communities, particularly in response to the COVID-19. In
total, 414 exceptional people are named in this list for their
efforts in response to…
Government exemption for Prince Charles means he will not have to be quarantined on his return from Kuwait
5th October 2020
It has been confirmed that the Prince of
Wales will not be required to self-isolate on his return to the UK
from Kuwait due to a government exemption. As the law stands,
anybody returning to the UK from Kuwait must self-isolate for a
period of 14 days. This means…
The Queen has released a message to mark
Journalism Matters Week praising the ‘vital’ work of the news
industry. The 94-year-old monarch said that the ongoing global
health emergency has shown the importance of the media industry as
it provides ‘trusted, reliable…
The Prince of Wales has arrived in Kuwait
for a short visit at the request of the British government in order
to pay condolences to Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the
country’s Emir, who died last month. Prince Charles is only
expected to be in the country for a short time, however, strict
travel restrictions are in place in the UK due to the ongoing
public health emergency. This…
