Reveal King Charles’ First New Year Honours list (a legendary rocker has been made a ‘Sir”).
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King Charles III is honoring over 1,100 individuals in his first New Year Honours list as monarch.
Friday saw the release of the 2023 New Year Honours List. This list recognizes those who have been exemplary in their fields.
Brian May, the legendary Queen guitarist, is part of this latest consortium. May has also been knighted. May performed at Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June. (Queen also performed on Buckingham Palace’s roof at the Queen’s Golden Jubilee 2022.
Numerous sports stars, including Lionesses from England, were on the list. The soccer team was awarded following their Euro2022 win over the summer.
Louenna Hood, 38-year old woman who raised thousands for the Ukrainian refugee crisis, was also honored for her fundraising efforts.
Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Brian May performs at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Internal recognitions were also possible. Palace advisers Jason Knauf Sara LathamGongs were presented to the former top palace advisers.
Knauf started his palace career in the role of communications secretary to Prince William and Kate Middleton. He then became a senior advisor to the Prince and Princess of Wales. Knauf was then appointed CEO of The Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate’s primary charity. He is currently a member of Prince William’s board. Earthshot Prize.
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Prince Harry and Meghan split their office In 2019, Latham was appointed to head the communications team for Prince William and Kate. Prior to joining Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, she was a senior adviser and served as a special advisor in the U.K. Department of State for Culture, Media, Sport and Olympics, when London was chosen as the host for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Latham’s LinkedIn According to her profile, she was the director for communications and communications secretary of the Duke and Duchess Sussex between April 2019 and April 2020. Latham was notified that Prince Harry, Meghan and their royal roles ended in March 2020. moved to work For Queen ElizabethPrivate office. PEOPLE previously reported she was hired to advise the sovereign on special project, reporting to Edward Young (Private Secretary to the Queen).
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According to the website of the royal family, which is still incomplete after the death of Queen Elizabeth in September 8, honors are given at the discretion and discretion of the monarch.
“As ‘fountain of honour’ in the UK, The Queen has the sole right of conferring titles of honour on deserving people from all walks of life, in public recognition of their merit, service or bravery,” the page states. “The most well-known honours are probably MBEs, OBEs and CBEs, but there are a whole range of other honours that The Queen awards in addition to these, such as The Order of Merit, or The Order of St Michael and St George.”
During Queen Elizabeth’s reign, honors recipients received announcements twice a years, between her New Year Honours List or her “official birthday“, June. The most recent honors list is the first from King Charles’ reign after his accession to September.