The Queen's Birthday Honours list has been announced. Famous names recognised in Wales include Wales football legend Gareth Bale, who has received an MBE, as well as former Welsh rugby player Brynmor Williams and singer Bonnie Tyler, who both receive MBEs. Other awards have been given to people who helped during the pandemic, including a headteacher who went "far beyond the remit of her paid role".
Gareth Bale has been honoured for services to football and charity, Brynmor Williams for services to sport and charity, and Hugh Morris, chief executive of Glamorgan Cricket, received an MBE for services to cricket and charity. Actor Damian Lewis receives a CBE for services to drama and charity for initiating the campaign to raise £1 million to provide food for NHS workers throughout Covid-19. Dr Gillian Richardson, who was head of the Welsh vaccine programme, has also been honoured. Singer Bonnie Tyler, from Swansea, has received an MBE.
Emma Lewis, 42, who set up the Roots Foundation has been honoured, as has Cardiff headteacher Michelle Jones, 48, who is headteacher at Lansdowne Primary School in Canton, Cardiff. Twice she postponed her own wedding to concentrate on the needs of vulnerable children.
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Poet Gwyneth Lewis who was Wales' fist national poet of Wales and who penned the words for the front of the Wales Millennium Centre has been honoured, as has Nicola Bradbear from Monmouth who is a world authority on bees. Entrepreneur John Burns has also received an MBE.
BBC weatherman Derek Brockway has received a Medallists of the Order of the British Empire. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: "This historic Platinum Jubilee is not only a celebration of the monarch but of the qualities she possesses. The honours she confers this week reflect many of those qualities that have been invaluable from all different walks of life and to communities across the UK. I pay tribute to all of this year’s winners. Their stories of courage and compassion are an inspiration to us all."
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CBE
Gwyn Owen Evans. Lately chief executive, S4C. For services to broadcasting in Wales and to the Welsh Language. (Cardiff)
Professor Aled Owain Phillips. Professor of Nephrology, Cardiff University and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. For services to Renal Medicine. (Cardiff)
Deborah Elizabeth Rogers. Lately Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor, Crown Prosecution Service, Cymru-Wales. For services to Law and Order. (Penarth)
Professor Julian Roy Sampson. For services to Medical Genetics. (Cardiff)
Professor Robert Glyn Hewinson. Lately Lead Scientist, Bovine Tuberculosis, Animal and Plant Health Agency. For services to Animal Health and Welfare. (Aberystwyth)
Alun Griffiths OBE. For services to the Construction Industry and to the community in Wales. (Abergavenny)
Nicholas Stewart Lester Hamer MBE. Director, Coronavirus Response, Department for Work and Pensions. For Public Service. (Grosmont)
Professor Uzoamaka Linda Iwobi OBE. For services to Racial Equality and to Championing Diversity and Inclusion. (Swansea)
OBE
Zoe Maxine Couzens. Principal in Public Health, Public Health Wales NHS Trust. For services to Public Health during Covid-19. (Cardiff)
Marc Grenville Donovan. Chief Pharmacist, Boots UK Limited. For services to Pharmacy. (Penarth)
Andrew Mark Evans. Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Welsh Government. For services to the Covid-19 Response. (Cardiff)
David Macfarlane Jackson. Artistic Director, BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, and lately Head of Music, BBC Wales. For services to Music. (Cardiff)
Louise Catherine Magee. Lately General Secretary, Welsh Labour Party. For Political Service. (Cardiff)
Donna Louise Mulhern. Lately Head, Covid Response Team HM Courts and Tribunals Service. For Public Service, particularly during Covid-19. (Hensol)
Dr Gillian Richardson. Lately Executive Director of Public Health, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Deputy Chief Medical Officer (Vaccines), Wales, and Clinical Director and initiating Chair, Covid-19 Vaccine Programme Board, Wales. For services to Public Health and to the Covid-19 Response in Wales. (Cardiff)
Alan James Woods. Deputy Director, Further Education and Apprenticeships Division, Welsh Government. For services to Education. (Cardiff)
David Andrew Tosh JP. Director of Resources, Welsh Parliament Commission. For Parliamentary and Public Service. (Carmarthen)
Professor David Anthony Worsley. Professor of Engineering, Swansea University. For services to Advanced Materials and Solar Energy Research for Low Carbon Technology. (Llandeilo)
Jasbir Singh Dhesi. Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Cheshire College South and West. For services to Education. (Wrexham)
Professor Caroline Gray. Professor, Enterprise, Engagement and Knowledge Transfer, Wrexham Glyndwr University. For services to the Optical Industry and to Business in Wales. (Rhyl)
Martyn Butler (David Hewett). Co-founder, Terrence Higgins Trust. For services to Charity and to Public Health. (Newport)
Robin Andrew McCleary MBE. Storage, Distribution and Freight Lead, Logistics, Commodities and Services, Defence Equipment and Support, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence. (Chepstow)
Huw John David. Councillor and Leader, Bridgend County Borough Council. For Public Service. (Bridgend)
Stephen Davies. Director of Education, Welsh Government. For services to Education in Wales. (Pontyclun)
Andrew Morgan. Councillor and Leader, Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council. For Public Service. (Rhondda Cynon Taff)
MBE
Gareth Frank Bale. For services to Association Football and to Charity. (Cardiff)
Benjamin Alex Cowley. Music Therapist. For services to Health and Social Care during Covid-19. (Cardiff)
Marcia-Yvette Hinkson-Gittens. Police Staff, South Wales Police. For services to Diversity in Policing. (Barry)
Andrew Rhys Howell. For services to Frontline Workers during Covid-19. (Cardiff)
Michelle Susan Jones. Headteacher, Landsdowne Primary School, Canton, Cardiff. For services to Education, particularly during Covid-19. (Cardiff)
Dr Gwyneth Lewis. Poet. For services to Literature. (Cardiff)
Hugh Morris. Chief Executive, Glamorgan County Cricket Club. For services to Cricket and to Charity. (Cardiff)
Prudencia Paul Orridge. Threat Lead, Fraud Investigation Service, HM Revenue and Customs. For services to Diversity. (Cardiff)
Dr Keith Reid. Director of Public Health, Swansea Bay University Health Board. For services to the NHS during Covid-19. (Cardiff)
Fiona Whyte. For voluntary service to the Public and Commercial Services Union in Wales. (Cardiff)
David Brynmor Williams. For services to Sport and to Charity in Wales. (Cowbridge)
John Burns. Founder, Burns Pet Nutrition. For services to Business and to the community in West Wales. (Ferryside)
Dr Mick John Kumwenda. For services to Medicine. (St Asaph)
Helen Joy Osborn. Lately Director of Library Services, Libraries NI. For services to Public Libraries. (Denbigh)
Paul Anthony Wright. Station Manager, British Forces Broadcasting Service. For services to the Armed Forces. (Wrexham)
Claire Margaret Aston. Head of Long-Term Complex Care for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Gwent. For services to the Covid-19 Response in Wales. (Newport)
Dr Nicola Joan Bradbear. For services to Biodiversity. (Monmouth)
Susan Doheny. Regional Chief Nurse for South West, NHS England and NHS Improvement. For services to Nursing. (Abergavenny)
Siân Holleran. Project Manager (International), Colleges Wales. For services to Education. (Rhondda Cynon Taff)
Kay Martin. Principal, Cardiff and Vale College. For services to Education in Wales. (Maesyfftnon)
Stephen Frank Drinkwater. Volunteer and Assessor, Duke of Edinburgh's Award. For services to Young People. (Narberth)
Philip Brian Newman. Lately Senior Marine Environmental Assessment Officer, Natural Resources Wales. For services to Marine Conservation. (Haverfordwest)
Rocio Cifuentes. Chief Executive Officer, Ethnic Minorities and Youth Support Team Wales. For services to the community in Wales. (Swansea)
Dr Umakant Ramchandra Dave. Consultant Physician, Swansea Bay University Health Board. For services to the NHS. (Swansea)
Emma Jayne Lewis. Chair, The Roots Foundation Wales. For voluntary services to Young People in Swansea. (Swansea)
Lynnette Margaret Sanders. Chief Executive, Swansea Women's Aid. For services to Victims of Domestic Abuse in Swansea. (Swansea)
Gaynor Sullivan (Bonnie Tyler). For services to Music. (Swansea)
BEM
Derek Clifford Brockway. Weather Presenter, BBC Cymru Wales. For services to Broadcasting and to Charity in Wales. (Cardiff)
James Wynne Evans. For services to Music, to Broadcasting and to Charity. (Cardiff)
Joy Humphreys (Joy Amman Davies). Musical Director, Morriston Orpheus Choir. For services to Music. (Cardiff)
Naomi Louise Lea. Volunteer Campaigner and Trustee, StepupToServe #iwill. For services to Young People, particularly during Covid-19. (Cardiff, South Glamorgan)
Thasan Yoganathan. Care Home Manager, Ammanford. For services to People with Dementia and to the community in Ammanford, Wales. (Llanelli)
Bethan Owen. For services to Karate and to the community in Denbighshire. (Rhyl)
Enid Hilda Waterfall. For services to Girlguiding and to Charity. (Wrexham)
Mandy Louise Davies. For services to Health and Social Care in Wales, particularly during the Covid-19 Response. (Hundleton)
Patricia Anne Husselbee. Secretary, Newport Women's Section, Royal British Legion. For voluntary service to Veterans. (Newport)
Mary Rose Blackburn. For services to the community in Pembrokeshire. (Pembroke)
Suzanne Tarrant. Head, Staff Psychological Wellbeing Service, Hywel Dda University Health Board. For services to Health and Wellbeing during Covid-19. (Narberth)
Christopher Daniel Jones. Lately Senior Specialist Adviser, Plant Health and Forestry, Natural Resources Wales. For services to Forestry. (Glasbury)
Gerald Gabb. For services to Historical Research in Swansea. (Swansea)
Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Nia Rhiannon Griffith MP. Member of Parliament for Llanelli. For Political and Public Service. (Llanelli)
Knights Bachelor
Dr Paul Lasseter Phillips CBE. Principal and Chief Executive, Weston College, North Somerset. For services to Further Education. (Newport)
Queen's Police Medal
Pamela Charlotte Kelly. Chief Constable, Gwent Police. (Gwent)
