MBE for Claire Throssell, from Sheffield. Among the political honours are a knighthood for former attorney general Geoffrey Cox and a damehood for Labour MP Angela Eagle, a former pensions minister. Dutch police break up anti-lockdown protest, NI musician and Troubles survivor on list, Motorsport UK launched a campaign with the All Party Parliamentary Group for Formula One, Craig David appointed MBE after career revival, Bodyguard and Line of Duty writer appointed MBE, Nadim and Tanya Ednan-Laperouse, who founded the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, Kim Leadbeater, who helped set up a charity, Scout leader appointed MBE for 70 years of service, Couple who helped feed 40,000 appointed MBEs, Gurkha campaigner dedicates MBE to late wife, Honours for windmill restorer and flood fighter. The group plans to write to Prime Minister Boris Johnson this week. Video, How scientists got a very rare toad to breed, Merkel's party slumps to defeat in regional polls, North Korea 'not responding' to US contact efforts, Arrests over assault on Muslim boy at Hindu temple, Met Police chief will not resign over vigil scenes, NI to still use AstraZeneca amid Irish suspension. Who truly was the most dishonest president? British former Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill tells 5 Live Breakfast that Lewis Hamilton, who has been knighted, will "ignite an army of wannabes". Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has been knighted in a New Year Honours list which salutes hundreds of people for their work in the Covid pandemic. British driver Lewis Hamilton, who won his seventh Formula One championship in 2020, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday. And Welsh actor Michael Sheen revealed this week that he handed back his OBE so he could air his views about the monarchy without being a "hypocrite". By Associated Press , … MPs want Hamilton to receive "national recognition" after he equalled Michael Schumacher's record of winning seven world titles on Sunday. For services to entertainment and to charity, Jed Mercurio. The seven-time F1 champion recently won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for a second time. Royal Navy nurse Andrew Cooper, who this year was involved in the Covid testing of sailors on aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and worked in an NHS hospital's emergency department becomes an Associate of the Royal Red Cross. Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton is knighted in the New Year Honours, with Rob Burrow, Anne Keothavong and Jimmy Greaves becoming MBEs. "With his record-breaking season this year, we believe now is the right time to do this.". Lewis Hamilton to be guest editor of BBC Radio 4 Today. Captain, Exeter Chiefs. The honor was bestowed upon … Former England captain. Hamilton received a knighthood Wednesday as part of Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year’s honors list, which also recognized British performers, politicians, public servants and people outside the limelight who worked to defeat the coronavirus and its devastating impacts. From the business world, Hays Travel boss Irene Hays has been made a dame, while Nigel Newton, who founded Bloomsbury, the publisher of the Harry Potter books, becomes a CBE. How a woman's death sparked UK soul-searching, Merkel's party slumps to defeat in regional polls1, North Korea 'not responding' to US contact efforts2, Arrests over assault on Muslim boy at Hindu temple3, Bloody day in Myanmar's main city sees 14 killed4, Met Police chief will not resign over vigil scenes5, NI to still use AstraZeneca amid Irish suspension6, Is there an algorithm for the perfect biryani?7, US disaster agency to help with child migrant surge8, The art dealer, the £10m bronze and the Holocaust9, Dutch police break up anti-lockdown protest10. Robert Chote, who chairs the Office for Budget Responsibility, is knighted. On Hamilton's tax status, Richards wrote that Hamilton "is subject to withholding tax at source [being taxed at source] in nine countries around the world and files tax returns in four of the nine countries" and added that HM Revenue and Customs' 2019 figures put him "within the top 5,000 highest UK income tax payers". For services to art, Nina Wadia. Actress. 6. George Floyd death: How will jurors be selected? Hamilton, who took his seventh title in November, is on the list with actress Sheila Hancock, who is made a dame. Joining Jimmy Greaves among the sporting recipients is Ron Flowers, who also becomes an MBE, and was a fellow members of England's 1966 World Cup winning squad. Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton has been knighted in the 2021 New Year Honours list, following a season in which he secured a record-equalling seventh world championship. The Foreign Office has announced 153 honours for recipients with an overseas connection, and separate lists cover military personnel, and gallantry awards for police, ambulance and fire staff. For services to literature, Bob Champion. The BBC has seen a letter, sent to the prime minister last week by the co-chairmen of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Motorsport, saying "we write to encourage you to recommend to Her Majesty The Queen that Lewis Hamilton receive a knighthood". Lewis Hamilton (Getty) Hamilton, who secured his seventh F1 title last month to equal Michael Schumacher’s record, has said his recent success was partly inspired by … There is a BEM too for Carl Konadu, 28, who helped young people in London prepare for job applications during the pandemic through 2-3 Degrees, a not-for-profit group he co-founded. Restaurateur. Challenger, champion, change-maker: The real Lewis Hamilton story, Hamilton wins seventh Formula 1 world title, Hamilton to race on 'to push for equality', How Lewis Hamilton won his seventh world title, Lionesses Steph Houghton and Jill Scott talk leadership. Artist spray-paints Mercedes-Benz as tribute to Lewis Hamilton Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has been knighted as part of the United Kingdom's New Year Honours list, reports Sky Sports.Hamilton surpassed Michael Schumacher's record … Sarah Joyce, from York, an optometrist for Asda, receives a BEM after working with lens providers so customers of the chain would continue to receive care. "I am contributing to the country and, not only that, I help to keep a team of more than 1,000 people employed. Read about our approach to external linking. Get the latest results and headlines sent straight to your phone, find all our Formula 1 coverage details with our Live Guide, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online. "But we can now celebrate the greatest of them all and there can be no more fitting way to do this than award Lewis Hamilton a knighthood.". © 2021 BBC. Is fighting a pandemic like fighting a war? Hamilton knighted in New Year Honours. Hamilton… Lewis Hamilton's car catches fire in Hungarian GP qualifying, leaving him at the back of the grid, with Nico Rosberg on pole. Hays Travel boss Irene Hays has been made a dame, Apache Indian receives British Empire Medal, Hate crime officer awarded Queen's Police Medal, Air ambulance service's co-founder honoured. Lewis Hamilton is now a “Sir” as well as a seven-time Formula One champion. Reports have suggested revealed this week that he handed back his OBE. Hamilton … Mrs Baker, from Salisbury, who has been involved with fundraising for the NSPCC since the 1950s, said it was a "great surprise and great honour" to be recognised. For services to international screen hair styling, Joe Simmonds. Lewis Hamilton capped his record-breaking 2020 when he was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year, ahead of Jordan Henderson and Hollie Doyle. Hamilton told the BBC last week that “it was a different drive than what I’ve had in me in the past, to get to the end of those races first so that I could utilize that platform” against racism. Richards added: "It would therefore be totally wrong for the UK to deny Lewis an award befitting his historic achievements because of where he chooses to live or work or because his tax status has been misunderstood.". For services to tennis, Gillian Coultard. But the Monaco-based driver was reportedly previously overlooked for the top honour amid questions about his tax arrangements. Actress. Published: 17:30 EST, 29 December 2020 | Updated: 07:15 EST, 30 December 2020. Among the other new dames are Jane Glover, conductor and musicologist, and Pat McGrath, described by Vogue magazine as the most influential makeup artist in the world. Speedy Sir: Lewis Hamilton Knighted in Year-End Royal Honors Lewis Hamilton is now a “Sir” as well as a seven-time Formula One champion. . Lewis Hamilton's career illustrated Three-time Grand Slam tennis winner Andy Murray believes Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton deserves to join him as a British sporting knight. Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard tells BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast Lewis Hamilton should be knighted after he surpassed Michael Schumacher's all-time Formula 1 win record. Ruth Saunders, aged 104, becomes an MBE for services to charity during Covid after walking a marathon to raise money for Thames Valley Air Ambulance this year. (Bryn Lennon/Pool/AFP via Getty Images) Artist. Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has been knighted in the New Year Honours list. VideoBrutal crackdown continues on Myanmar protesters, US disaster agency to help with child migrant surge. Lewis Hamilton will be knighted after Boris Johnson bypassed concerns over the … For services to drama and to charity, Anthony Tudor Browne. There is an OBE for Eric Robson, former chairman of BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time and an honorary president of the Cumbria Tourism organisation, who is recognised for services to tourism. Daniel Owens, from Bingley, Asda's online grocery development manager, is made an MBE after heading the work to ensure the supermarket's customers continued to receive food this year, while Sarah Cairns, from Huddersfield, a senior programme manager for the service, receives a BEM. Lewis Hamilton is now a “Sir” as well as a seven-time Formula One champion. And Kim Leadbeater, who helped set up a charity after her MP sister Jo Cox was murdered in 2016, is made an MBE for services to social cohesion, and combatting loneliness during Covid-19. Dames, Knights, CBEs, Companions of Honour, Brutal crackdown continues on Myanmar protesters. Former jockey and founder of Bob Champion Cancer Trust. FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 file photo, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates after wining the Formula One race in Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. The recognition for hundreds of people involved in the Covid response continues the trend set in the delayed Birthday Honours in October. 'We women are pushed out of work because of childcare' Video'We women are pushed out of work because of childcare', The art dealer, the £10m bronze and the Holocaust, Grammys 2021: Seven things to look out for, How scientists got a very rare toad to breed. The youngest recipient is 20-year-old Samah Khalil, the Youth Mayor of Oldham, who receives a BEM. After securing his seventh F1 championship, Lewis Hamilton was named BBC Sports Personality of the year earlier in December and has now been knighted. Recipients wear the initials CH after their name, CBE - Commander of the Order of the British Empire, OBE - Officer of the Order of the British Empire, MBE - Member of the Order of the British Empire. 803Recognised for work in their communities, 116Dames, Knights, CBEs, Companions of Honour. A group of MPs has called on the prime minister to recommend Lewis Hamilton for a knighthood. For charitable services, Michael Landy. New Year Honours 2021: Lewis Hamilton knighted and ... - BBC I feel I've got to prove something and work even harder, particularly in my charity area.". The Briton, 35, sealed a seventh drivers’ title at the Turkish Grand Prix in November – equalling … Former Leeds Rhino player Rob Burrow, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019, is made an MBE for services to the sport and to MND awareness. Meanwhile, David Richards, chairman of Motorsport UK, wrote to the prime minister on 11 November, saying: "For many years, Britain has led the world in F1 engineering and we've produced many great drivers. Hamilton is now a “Sir” as well as a seven-time Formula One champion after being knighted Wednesday, Dec. 30 in Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year honors list. Lewis Hamilton (Getty) Hamilton, who secured his seventh F1 title last month to equal Michael Schumacher’s record, has said his recent success was partly inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement. The same honour goes to airline pilot Emma Henderson, from Moray, who set up a first class lounge experience in more than 80 hospitals across the UK for NHS staff. From the arts, there is recognition for Humza Arshad, a comedian and writer, known for his YouTube programmes, and Jonty Claypole, director of BBC Arts and behind the corporation's virtual arts festival during the pandemic. VideoHow scientists got a very rare toad to breed. Cellist. For services to television drama, Fergus Henderson. For services to music, Sally Dynevor. Lewis Hamilton knighted. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a year when so many have made sacrifice, the list was a "welcome reminder of the strength of human spirit, and of what can be achieved through courage and compassion". Hamilton, who lives in Monaco, has faced scrutiny in the past over his tax arrangements, but has previously defended himself against criticism by saying that he pays "a lot" of tax in the UK. Getty Images. The Briton, 35, sealed a seventh drivers' title at the Turkish Grand Prix in November - equalling Michael Schumacher's championships record. There is an MBE for Mark Owen, from Clwyd, after he re-joined North Wales Police to support volunteer officers with tasks including delivering prescriptions and food parcels, and a British Empire Medal (BEM) for Catherine Fitzsimmons from Greater Manchester, a former palliative care nurse who came out of retirement. Shadow education secretary Kate Green - who herself has an OBE - this month described the wording of the title as "offensive and divisive". More protesters and a police officer are reported dead elsewhere as anti-coup protests continue. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Hamilton who is already an MBE will become the fourth F1 driver to be knighted after Sir Jack Brabham, Sir Stirling Moss and Sir Jackie Stewart. The other knighthoods include Roger Deakins, winner of this year's best cinematography Oscar for 1917; Simon Baron-Cohen, professor of autism research at Cambridge University; former Tesco boss Dave Lewis, and opera director Graham Vick. For services to football, Martin Samuel. Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander Sean Heaton, a bomb expert who has overseen the disposal of 16,000 potentially explosive items in his career, has been made an MBE. Read about our approach to external linking. Rugby league legend Rob Burrow is made an MBE for services to rugby and his awareness campaign since being diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has been knighted in the Queen’s New Year Honours list. For services to rugby union, Prof Suneetha Moonesinghe, of University College London, whose expertise helped the NHS manage critically ill patients (OBE), Prof Alka Ahuja, a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist, whose pioneering use of video technology was used by the Welsh Government (MBE), Justine Norris, a Kent-based community mental health occupational therapist, whose resource pack was adopted by NHS Trusts and hospitals across the world (MBE), Northern Ireland fire officer Karen McDowell whose LGBTQ training work has informed other organisations (MBE), Kirsty Baird, from Edinburgh, who was behind the Follow the Rainbows charity single (BEM), Nadeem Khan from Sheffield, who continued working as an adviser for homeless charity Shelter after he was stuck overseas (BEM), Companion of honour - Limited to 65 people.
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