11/4/2023 0 Comments John kite welsh singerLouenna Hood, 38, scoops a British Empire Medal after raising £190,000 to help people fleeing the war-torn country. Nanny who raised £190k to help those fleeing UkraineĪ nanny shocked by the plight of Ukrainian children has been honoured for her charity fundraising. There is a second knighthood for ex-Cabinet Secretary Lord Mark Sedwill, who clashed with Boris Johnson during his time in No10.īritain's ambassadors to Ukraine and Russia, Melinda Simmons and Deborah Bronnert, both receive damehoods. Peter Kellner, the former president of pollsters YouGov, becomes a CBE. There is a knighthood for Prof Vernon Bogdanor, David Cameron ’s old Oxford University tutor at Brasenose College. “I try, as does the whole committee, to set party allegiance to one side.” "Everybody told me the Standards Committee would be a quiet backwater - it hasn't felt like that. The Rhondda MP said: "I was surprised, I have no idea how this comes about. In total 1,107 people recieve awards in the first batch of honours rubber-stamped by the King, including 305 British Empire Medals, 431 MBEs and 219 OBEs. Thousands saw it when Her Majesty lay in state in September. In a nod to the late Queen, there’s an MBE for glassblower John Reyntiens, best known for the stained-glass window at the North End of Westminster Hall which was gifted to Her Majesty the Queen for her 2012 Diamond Jubilee. In politics, there’s the ceremony of knighthoods for two top officials who got unceremoniously sacked. In sports there’s also an MBE for Chris “Unbelievable Jeff!” Kamara. Lionesses are honoured after a brilliant year, with England Women’s captain Leah Williamson receiving an OBE, while Lucy Bronze, Beth Mead and Ellen White are all awarded MBEs. The rock guitarist, astrophysicist, and badgers’ rights campaigner is honoured alongside a Damehood for Olympic gold medallist Denise Lewis and a knighthood for the artist Grayson Perry. The King has made a Queen star ‘Sir’ Brian May in his first New Year Honours list as monarch.
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