Little Tony, who is from Kent, has raised over £1.8million for the hospital that saved his life after he suffered horrific abuse at the hands of his birth parents as a baby.
The singer tops honours from the arts which see novelist Jilly Cooper become a dame, Glastonbury co-founder Michael Eavis knighted and celebrity baker Paul Hollywood receive MBEs.
Though the phrase ‘well-behaved women rarely make history’ has been attributed to several well-known personalities including Eleanor Roosevelt and Marilyn Monroe, it remains an important message.