'Dame Tracey has a good ring to it,' the artist tells i, as she is honoured alongside Susie Dent, Simon Le Bon, Amy Dowden, Mark Cavendish and Ally McCoist
'Dame Tracey has a good ring to it,' the artist tells i, as she is honoured alongside Susie Dent, Simon Le Bon, Amy Dowden, Mark Cavendish and Ally McCoist
Theatre and film star Staunton said she was “really thrilled” at her damehood, which also recognises her charity work.“I feel genuinely humbled to be recognised on the same level as the amazing actresses, all the great Dames, who have led the way for so many of us,” she said. Mark Cavendish, seen here winning the 2022 British National Road Championships, has been made a Knight Commander for services to cycling and charity work
“I’m proud to work in the British TV and film industry,” he added. “It’s the best in the world, yet weirdly I’ve been spending more and more of my energy defending our public service television from attacks on its independence and funding. I’ll take this award as a cue to keep going.” “They are the mainstays of my life, and I’ll do my very best to continue spreading the word, quite literally.”Amy Dowden – who returns to the BBC show in September after missing last year’s following a battle with breast cancer – is named an MBE.Professional dancer Dowden, 33, accepted her honour for services to raising awareness of Crohn’s disease “on behalf” of all those who live with the inflammatory bowel condition.
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