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Queen's Birthday Honours List 2009
- Published: Saturday, 13 June 2009
The 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours List has been published. The majority of awards have gone to ordinary people who have made a real difference to life in their communities. The list includes six lifeboat men and women, three lollipop ladies and one funeral director.
Recognising achievement and service
72% of the recipients are local heroes
The Queen's Birthday Honours List recognises outstanding achievement and service across the whole of the UK.
More than 70 per cent of awards have gone to ordinary people – local heroes from a range of fields – who have made a real difference to life in their communities.
Among the ordinary people recognised on the 2009 Queen’s Birthday Honours List are six lifeboat men and women, three lollipop ladies and one funeral director.
This year, over half of the MBEs on the list were put forward by members of the general public, with nominations coming in from up and down the country.
Famous faces
42% of the recipients are women
A number of famous people have received awards. These include:
- golfer Nick Faldo receives a knighthood
- actor Christopher Lee receives a knighthood
- former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion receives a knighthood
- celebrity cook Delia Smith receives a CBE
