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A Black Country MP has hailed Rachel Riley for her "political courage" after she given an MBE for services to Holocaust education.

And receiving the MBE in King Charles’ first Birthday Honours list comes at the end of a busy week for the family.

An identical cast performs in both adaptations, with balletLORENT regular Natalie MacGillivray playing Rapunzel with the rest of the nine-strong cast choreographed and directed by Liv Lorent MBE.

An MBE has also been awarded to Delyth Eirian Done of Abergavenny, head of the School of Materials and Design at Hereford College of Arts, for services to blacksmithing and heritage crafts.

A prominent choir leader awarded the MBE has called on III to give the Royal Family a voice on LGBTQ+ issues.

As well as being awarded an MBE, OBE and CBE, he became the first non-international player to be inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame.

Away from the business world, Ben got married in 2021 to Canadian fitness influencer Robin Gallant, who also attended the MBE ceremony.

Chief executive Peter Laurie said: "Over the coming weeks and months, Battersea will be finding the best way to pay tribute to our wonderful friend and ambassador, the late, great Paul O'Grady MBE.

Dr Mark Brookes MBE, campaign advisor at Dimensions, has a learning disability and has also experienced hate crime.

Elsie Martlew has been awarded an MBE for political and public service, saying her work over the years ‘stems from a love’ for Carlisle.

Enid Waterfall MBE, 88, volunteers with the charity Teenage Cancer Trust and has been crowned a Coronation Champion.

Gillespie received the MBE for services to hockey in the 1977 New Year's honours list and was a popular after-dinner speaker.

His MBE medal remained in the vault of the Chancery Department of the Royal Household, but his title remained until his tragic death in 1980.

In 2020, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his services to UK cancer patients.

Joan Burney Keatings MBE, Chief Executive said: “We are delighted to deliver the important message around and spark debate on climate change among young people with this production.

Keep Britain Tidy's Green Flag Award scheme manager Paul Todd MBE said: "I would like to congratulate everyone involved at Port Sunlight Village Trust in achieving a Green Flag Award.

Ken is founding officer of the National Down Syndrome Policy Group along with his wife Rachael Ross MBE.

Meanwhile, Olympic medallist in sailing, Peter Allam, has received an MBE for his work in the sport.

Mr MacLean MBE said: “Her talent was prodigious, as I think this exhibition demonstrates, ranging from portraiture and still life, to landscape and abstract painting.

Paralympic Gold medalist Richard Whitehead MBE added: “Being part of a team has been really important for me in reaching my sporting and professional goals.