Welsh actor Michael Sheen reveals he gave BACK his OBE after criticising ‘past wrongs’ committed by the English Welsh actor, 51, made the revelation whilst giving a lecture on history of Wales He made controversial move of returning the honour to avoid being a hypocrite He also took issue with the Prince of Wales’ title, claiming it … Read more
A senior Labour MP has sparked outrage after slamming the Queen’s honours system as ‘offensive’ because awards reference the British Empire – even though she has an OBE herself. Kate Green claimed there was no justification for ‘branding’ the gongs in colonial terms as ‘it’s offensive’ and could be ‘hurtful to people’ – and has called … Read more
A campaigner who worked to make upskirting illegal has turned down an OBE from the Queen. Gina Martin, 27, cited the ‘deep and unsettling race issues’ of the British Empire as the reason for her refusal in a letter. The activist was nominated in June for the Queen’s 2020 Birthday Honours, but said it would be ‘deeply hypocritical’ to … Read more
Honours committee is planning to remove ‘Empire’ from OBE and MBE after Black Lives Matter movement highlighted links to slavery Black Lives Matter movement reignited debate over the OBE and MBE awards Members of honours committee are considering the removal of word ‘Empire’ Recent protests have highlighted Empire’s association with brutality and slavery By Sophie … Read more
Once the bad boy of English cricket, England cricket hero Ben Stokes was today recognised for a thrilling World Cup victory as he collected an OBE at Buckingham Palace. Stokes was given the award for his services to cricket in the New Year Honours list after last summer’s triumph. The cricketer, who career was once … Read more