Singer Olivia Newton-John has been made a dame in a New Year Honours list that recognises four members of England's 2019 Cricket World Cup winning squad.
New Year Honours 2020: Newton-John and England cricketers on list
27 December 2019
BBC News
Singer Olivia Newton-John has been made a dame in a New Year Honours list that recognises four members of England's 2019 Cricket World Cup winning squad.
All-rounder Ben Stokes, man of the match in the victory against New Zealand at Lord's in July, becomes an OBE, while team captain Eoin Morgan receives the higher CBE award.
Wicketkeeper Jos Buttler and batsman and England Test captain Joe Root become MBEs, and coach Trevor Bayliss an OBE.
Sir Elton John is also on the list.
England defeated New Zealand in the 2019 Cricket World Cup final
The singing superstar, who was knighted in 1998, said he was "humbled and honoured" to join the elite companions of honour, an order restricted to a maximum 65 members, for services to music and charity.
And Queen drummer Roger Taylor is made an OBE in the year his band's biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, set cinema box office records.
Roger Taylor of Queen becomes an OBE
Three television cookery stars appear - Nigel Slater becomes an OBE, and Nadiya Hussain and Ainsley Harriott MBEs.
Another familiar face on TV, Gabby Logan, becomes an MBE for services to sports broadcasting and promoting women's sport.
Female sporting success is also celebrated with an OBE for world taekwondo champion Jade Jones, and MBEs for netballers Serena Guthrie and Joanne Harten, and footballers Jill Scott of England and Loren Dykes of Wales.
In politics there are knighthoods for former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith and fellow Tory MP Robert Neil. Diana Johnson, Labour MP for Hull North, becomes a dame for charitable and political service.
Newton-John's damehood is for services to music, cancer research and charity. The Cambridge-born star, who moved to Australia as a child, achieved global fame in the 1978 film Grease. After being diagnosed with breast cancer, she became a campaigner and in 2012 set up a cancer centre near Melbourne.
"I am extremely excited, honoured and grateful beyond words to be included with such an esteemed group of women who have received this distinguished award before me," she said.
The other damehoods include author Rose Tremain; former Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders; social justice campaigner Julia Unwin; FA director of Women's football Susan Campbell, and Floella Benjamin, the TV presenter turned Lib Dem peer, who is recognised for services to charity.
Eoin Morgan said: "Winning the World Cup has been a dream come true and the honours and awards that have come since that day at Lord's really mean a lot to everyone connected with the team."
The knighthoods include veteran cricketer Clive Lloyd; Oscar-winning film directors Sam Mendes and Steve McQueen; classical music presenter Humphrey Burton, and playwright Christopher Hampton.
Former Thames Valley Police chief constable Francis Habgood is knighted and Rachel Lloyd, who heads a New York-based organisation supporting victims of sexual exploitation, becomes a dame.
Overall, 1,097 people are on the list issued by the Cabinet Office, with 51% being women. The Foreign Office has announced 100 honours, and separate lists cover gallantry awards for police, ambulance and fire staff and military personnel.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-50840254
New Year Honours 2020: Newton-John and England cricketers on list
27 December 2019
BBC News
Singer Olivia Newton-John has been made a dame in a New Year Honours list that recognises four members of England's 2019 Cricket World Cup winning squad.
All-rounder Ben Stokes, man of the match in the victory against New Zealand at Lord's in July, becomes an OBE, while team captain Eoin Morgan receives the higher CBE award.
Wicketkeeper Jos Buttler and batsman and England Test captain Joe Root become MBEs, and coach Trevor Bayliss an OBE.
Sir Elton John is also on the list.
England defeated New Zealand in the 2019 Cricket World Cup final
The singing superstar, who was knighted in 1998, said he was "humbled and honoured" to join the elite companions of honour, an order restricted to a maximum 65 members, for services to music and charity.
And Queen drummer Roger Taylor is made an OBE in the year his band's biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, set cinema box office records.
Roger Taylor of Queen becomes an OBE
Three television cookery stars appear - Nigel Slater becomes an OBE, and Nadiya Hussain and Ainsley Harriott MBEs.
Another familiar face on TV, Gabby Logan, becomes an MBE for services to sports broadcasting and promoting women's sport.
Female sporting success is also celebrated with an OBE for world taekwondo champion Jade Jones, and MBEs for netballers Serena Guthrie and Joanne Harten, and footballers Jill Scott of England and Loren Dykes of Wales.
In politics there are knighthoods for former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith and fellow Tory MP Robert Neil. Diana Johnson, Labour MP for Hull North, becomes a dame for charitable and political service.
Newton-John's damehood is for services to music, cancer research and charity. The Cambridge-born star, who moved to Australia as a child, achieved global fame in the 1978 film Grease. After being diagnosed with breast cancer, she became a campaigner and in 2012 set up a cancer centre near Melbourne.
"I am extremely excited, honoured and grateful beyond words to be included with such an esteemed group of women who have received this distinguished award before me," she said.
The other damehoods include author Rose Tremain; former Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders; social justice campaigner Julia Unwin; FA director of Women's football Susan Campbell, and Floella Benjamin, the TV presenter turned Lib Dem peer, who is recognised for services to charity.
Eoin Morgan said: "Winning the World Cup has been a dream come true and the honours and awards that have come since that day at Lord's really mean a lot to everyone connected with the team."
The knighthoods include veteran cricketer Clive Lloyd; Oscar-winning film directors Sam Mendes and Steve McQueen; classical music presenter Humphrey Burton, and playwright Christopher Hampton.
Former Thames Valley Police chief constable Francis Habgood is knighted and Rachel Lloyd, who heads a New York-based organisation supporting victims of sexual exploitation, becomes a dame.
Overall, 1,097 people are on the list issued by the Cabinet Office, with 51% being women. The Foreign Office has announced 100 honours, and separate lists cover gallantry awards for police, ambulance and fire staff and military personnel.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-50840254