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Veronica Main will receive an MBE The New Year’s Honours list revealed earlier this week saw a number of Buckinghamshire residents recognised for their outstanding work in supporting key services and communities. Charity stalwarts, Covid-19 heroes, healthcare champions, a councillor and volunteers were just some of the recipients of these prestigious awards. Among the more unusual efforts being honoured were those of Veronica Main, from Hazlemere, who will receive an MBE for services to Straw Hat Plaiting and Endangered Crafts Skills. Ms Main was nominated by the Heritage Crafts Association (HCA) in this year’s New Year Honours, following 19 previously successful nominations since 2013, in recognition of a lifetime spent researching, practicing and teaching the craft of straw plaiting for the hat industry.
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The Brexit Party leader told LBC s Iain Dale he is better off without it when asked whether he would like his political achievements to be recognised with a knighthood. Nigel Farage s supporters have been calling for Boris Johnson to add his name to the list of people who will receive the honorary award this year since it was announced Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton received one.
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Seven-time Formula One title winner Lewis Hamilton has finally been given a knighthood in the New Year honours list following pressure on the Prime Minister to approve the accolade.
Despite being one of the UK’s most successful sportsmen Hamilton – who matched Michael Schumacher’s record seven titles in 2020 and was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year for a second time – had previously been overlooked, reportedly due to his tax affairs.
Elsewhere, continuing the trend set by the Queen’s Birthday honours list, there are a slew of gongs for those seeking solutions to the problems posed by coronavirus as the pandemic drags on.