New Year Honours: Lewis Hamilton knighted as Rob Burrow becomes MBE
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Lewis Hamilton won a seventh F1 world championship in 2020
Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has been knighted in the Queen s New Year Honours list.
The Briton, 35, sealed a seventh drivers title at the Turkish Grand Prix in November - equalling Michael Schumacher s championships record.
Rugby league legend
Rob Burrow is made an MBE for services to rugby and his awareness campaign since being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
British Billie Jean King Cup captain
Anne Keothavong also becomes an MBE.
The former British number one, 37, represented Great Britain in the event - previously known as the Fed Cup - before becoming captain in 2016.
Knighthoods
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Maggie Carver, chair of the Racecourse Association and deputy chair of Ofcom, for services to sport and media (Winchester, Hampshire).
Bob Champion MBE, founder of the Bob Champion Cancer Trust, for charitable services to prostate and testicular cancer research (Newmarket, Suffolk).
Peter Dawson OBE, chief executive and secretary of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club, for services to golf (St Andrews, Fife).
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Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Brian Barwick, chairman of football s National League, for services to sport and sport broadcasting (London, Greater London).
Rob Baxter, Exeter director of rugby, for services to rugby union (Exeter, Devon).
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Princess Anne’s year usually comes to an end with her tucking over 500 engagements under her belt and the words ‘hardest working royal’ ringing in her ears. This year has been very different for the Princess Royal. As well as turning 70, she’s seen her usual pattern of life turned upside down. But Anne, as you would expect, has turned that to her advantage and packed out her diary in a new way that has still left her at the top of the tree when it comes to regal duty.
th, she attended the Farming Conference Debate at the Oxford Union. From that point, her diary took on its usual packed appearance. It also included a family moment when Anne received an honorary degree from the Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen, her sister-in-law, The Duchess of Cornwall.
116Dames, Knights, CBEs, Companions of Honour
Source: Cabinet Office
CBE
Anthony Tudor Browne. Children’s author and illustrator. For services to literature
Bob Champion. Former jockey and founder of Bob Champion Cancer Trust. For charitable services
Michael Landy. Artist. For services to art
OBE
Jed Mercurio. Writer and Producer. For services to television drama
Toby Jones. Actor. For services to drama
Fergus Henderson. Restaurateur. For services to the culinary arts
Margot Henderson. Restaurateur. For services to the culinary arts
Natalie Clein. Cellist. For services to music
MBE
Sally Dynevor. Actress. For services to drama
Anne Keothavong Bretherton. Former British number one tennis player and Fed Cup captain. For services to tennis
Great Britain 7s team to compete in the HSBC World Sevens Series
Great Britain 7s team to compete in the HSBC World Sevens Series
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There will be a Great Britain 7s team that will compete in the HSBC World Sevens Series in the build-up to next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo.
This is after the Rugby Football Union, Scottish Rugby Union and Welsh Rugby Union have confirmed they have secured funding for a Great Britain Sevens teams for the 2021 season ahead of the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The deal has been made possible by an innovative commercial partnership with The National Lottery.