![]() ![]() From the age of six the dancer, who has supported well-known stars such as Justin Beiber, was bullied at school and has since worked to reduce the stigma for boys with a similar passion. The youngest, 18-year-old Junior Jay Frood, 18, received the same honour for services to vulnerable children. The oldest recipient on Charles' list is 106-year-old Joan WIllet, who is given a BEM.ĭuring the pandemic the former teacher caught the nation's attention as she used her daily exercise to trek up a steep hill outside her care home four times a day until her 104th birthday, raising more than £60,000 for the British Heart Foundation.Įarlier this year Ms Willett, who suffered a second heart attack when was 82, received one of Downing Street's Points of Light awards. She added: "My heart goes out to them - they are students, they are 19, they are the same age as Joel." "I know what dark road they are going to be on and it's just awful and we'll be there as a charity to support them when they are ready." She said watching the news unfold of the killings in Nottingham this week "brought tears to my eyes because it was just mirroring to me what happened eight years ago". Suzanne, along with Owen, who live in Wednesbury, West Mids, set up the charity Smile for Joel in 2017 that supports other people bereaved by murder and has raised over £500,000. Her younger son Owen, who was then just 16 and was celebrating finishing his GCSEs, was also shot by the gunman but survived the attack at Port El Kantaoui, near Sousse. Her son Joel, her father Patrick, and her brother Adrian were among those killed in the massacre that took the lives of 38 people, including 30 Brits, just 12 hours into their holiday. ![]() Suzanne Richards whose world was torn apart during the 2015 Tunisia terrorist attack is one over 1,100 individuals honoured with an MBE. Those who are successful are then awarded an honour rubber-stamped by the monarch. Members of the public can nominate people they believe have made a significant contribution to public life which are then reviewed by an independent committee. A total of 1,171 people have been recognised with awards including 332 British Empire Medals (BEM), 471 Medal of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) and 236 Order of the British Empire (OBE).Īmong those honoured, 50% are women and 11% come from ethnic minority backgrounds.Īlmost a quarter - 23% - considered themselves to come from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds. ![]()
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