King Charle‘ birthday honours list was published tonight and includes such big names as former prime minister Gordon Brown, post office activist Alan Bates and actress Imelda Staunton.
The monarch publishes his honours list twice a year, once on New Year’s Day and once on his birthday.
A total of 1,077 people from across the UK were named in Friday’s list. Awards organisers said 64 per cent of them had done “outstanding work” in their communities, either as volunteers or paid employees.
The highest honour went to Mr Brown, who was made a Companion of Honour, and Sir Alan was knighted for his work on the campaign that exposed the Post Office Horizon scandal.
Artist Tracey Emin, actress Imelda Staunton and fashion accessories designer Anya Hindmarch were all named Ladies of the List, author Armando Iannucci was made an Order of the British Empire and cyclist Mark Cavendish was knighted.
Other names from showbiz to receive MBEs include singer Rebecca Ferguson, Duran Duran frontman Simon Le Bon, Countdown’s Suzie Dent and Strictly Come Dancing’s Amy Dowden.
Choreographer Wayne McGregor, composer John Rutter and historian Niall Ferguson were also knighted.
In the sporting world, former cyclist Chris Boardman and former Liverpool midfielder Graeme Souness were appointed Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), and former England footballer Karen Carney was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
Julia Hoggett, chief executive of the London Stock Exchange, was made a Dame, and investor Bill Browder was knighted for his work on human rights and anti-corruption as head of the Global Magnitsky Justice campaign.
Jim Harrah, chief executive of Revenue and Customs, was also appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, which recognises the services of senior military and civil servants.
The youngest recipient on the list is 20-year-old Shamza Butt, who was awarded the Order of the British Empire for her work as part of the National Citizen Service’s Youth Independent Development Programme.
The oldest living person is Harold Jones, who was made an OBE at the age of 100 after raising funds for the Motor Neurone Disease charity in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands.
Order of the Companions of Honour
Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)
- Rt Hon Dr James Gordon Brown. For Public and Charitable Services in the UK and Abroad. (Edinburgh, Edinburgh)
Order of the British Empire
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)
- Rt Hon Terence Michael Elkan Barnet Baron Etherton KC. Chair, LGBT Veterans Independent Review. For services to LGBT Veterans. (London, London)
Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)
- Dame Jennifer Gita Abramsky DBE. Media Producer and Philanthropist. For services to Arts, to Media and to Culture. (London, London)
Order of the Bath
Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)
- James Alan Harra CB. Chief Executive and First Permanent Secretary, HM Revenue and Customs. For Public Service. (London, London)
- Peter Hugh Gordon Schofield CB. Permanent Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions. For Public Service. (Redhill, Surrey)
Dames Commander of the Order of the Bath (DCB)
- Antonia Rebecca Caroline Angharad Catherine Romeo. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice. For Public Service. (London, London)
Order of the British Empire
Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
- Professor Alison Margaret Baroness Wolf Of Dulwich (Professor Alison Wolf) CBE. Sir Roy Griffiths Professor of Public Sector Management, King’s College London, London. For services to Education. (London, London)
- Karen Buck. Lately Member of Parliament for Westminster North. For Parliamentary and Political Service. (London, London)
- Tracey Karima Emin CBE. Artist. For services to Art. (London, London)
- Ffion Llywelyn Hague. For Public Service and services to Business. (Welshpool, Powys)
- Rebecca Harris. Lately Comptroller and Member of Parliament for Castle Point. For Political and Public Service. (Essex)
- Anya Hindmarch CBE. Designer. For services to Fashion and to Business. (London, London)
- Professor Karen Margaret Holford CBE FREng. Chief Executive and Vice Chancellor, Cranfield University. For services to Engineering. (Cardiff, South Glamorgan)
- Clare Kelly Marchant. Lately Chief Executive, Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. For services to Higher Education. (Malvern, Worcestershire)
- Dervilla Mary Mitchell CBE. Lately Deputy Chair, Arup Group. For services to Engineering. (London, London)
- Professor Judith Irene Petts CBE. Vice-Chancellor, University of Plymouth. For services to Higher Education and to Sustainability. (Seaton, Devon)
- Hannah Mary Rothschild CBE. For services to Philanthropy in the Arts, Culture and Charity Sectors. (London, London)
- Jasvinder Kaur Sanghera CBE. Founder, Karma Nirvana and Human Rights Campaigner. For services to the Victims of Child, Forced Marriage and Honour-Based Abuse. (North Yorkshire)
- Professor Janice Debra Sigsworth CBE. Chief Nurse, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. For services to Nursing. (Eastbourne, East Sussex)
- Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton CBE. Actress. For services to Drama and to Charity. (London, London)
- Dr Helen Mary Stephenson CBE. Chief Executive Officer, Charity Commission for England and Wales. For services to Charity and to Regulation. (London, London)
- Evelyn May Taylor OBE. Founder, Eve Taylor (London) Ltd. For services to Business. (Peterborough, Cambridgeshire)
- Professor Moira Katherine Brigid Whyte OBE. Sir John Crofton Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University of Edinburgh. For services to Medical Research. (Edinburgh, Edinburgh)
- Knights Bachelor
- Alan Bates. Founder, Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance. For services to Justice. (Colwyn Bay, Clwyd)
- Robert Frederick Behrens CBE. Lately Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman UK. For Public Service. (London, London)
- Wayne David. Lately Member of Parliament for Caerphilly and Shadow Minister for the Middle East and North Africa. For Parliamentary and Political Service. (Gwent)
- Richard Philip Douglas CB. Chair, NHS South East London Integrated Care Board. For services to the NHS. (Rainham, Kent) And more……..