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Fashion United
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Fashion United
Ann Demeulemeester receives baroness title for fashion contributions
Fashion designer Ann Demeulemeester has been made a baroness. She was ennobled by the Belgian King Philippe. Every year, as part of the National Holiday celebrations on 21 July, honorary distinctions are awarded. Deserving Belgians are elevated to the nobility. Demeulemeester may now call herself a baroness. She received this title for her contributions to the arts. The designer is part of the renowned Antwerp Six (a group of famous Belgian designers). The Belgian royal family praised her for "putting Belgian fashion in the international spotlight". Several countries have their own ways of honouring their citizens. The UK awards honorary titles such as the Order of the British Empire. France has the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. The Netherlands awards ribbons. This article was translated to English using an AI tool. FashionUnited uses AI language tools to speed up translating (news) articles and proofread the translations to improve the end result. This saves our human journalists time they can spend doing research and writing original articles. Articles translated with the help of AI are checked and edited by a human desk editor prior to going online. If you have questions or comments about this process email us at info@
ITV News
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- ITV News
Happy Valley star Sarah Lancashire to be honoured with CBE at Windsor Castle
Bafta-winning actress Sarah Lancashire will be among those honoured at Windsor Castle as she is made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). Lancashire, 60, from Oldham, is to attend an investiture ceremony at the royal residence on Tuesday 22 July, after she was made a CBE for services to drama in the New Year Honours. The actress has won plaudits for her performances in TV shows including Happy Valley and Last Tango In Halifax, following her breakthrough role as Raquel Watts in soap opera Coronation Street during the 1990s, appearing in more than 260 episodes. After leaving the cobbles, Lancashire earned praise for her TV drama work including on the BBC's critically acclaimed Clocking Off from 2000 until 2003 – a series about factory workers. She earned her first Bafta award in 2014 for her supporting role in the BBC comedy-drama series Last Tango In Halifax. In 2017 she earned the best actress Bafta for her portrayal of no-nonsense Sergeant Catherine Cawood in the Yorkshire-set thriller Happy Valley, and became an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to drama. Among others to be honoured on Tuesday are trampoline gold medallist Bryony Page. The 34-year-old from Crewe, Cheshire, is to be made an MBE for services to trampoline gymnastics. Page won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in individual trampoline. Cyclists Jenny Holl, Dannielle Khan, Emma Finucane and Katy Marchant are being honoured. All four are being made Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBEs) for services to cycling. Paralympic swimmer Alice Tai is to be made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to swimming.
Rhyl Journal
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Happy Valley star Sarah Lancashire to be honoured at Windsor Castle
Lancashire, 60, is to attend an investiture ceremony at the royal residence after she was made a CBE for services to drama in the New Year Honours. The actress has won plaudits for her performances in TV shows including Happy Valley and Last Tango In Halifax, following her breakthrough role as Raquel Watts in soap opera Coronation Street during the 1990s, appearing in more than 260 episodes. After leaving the cobbles, Lancashire earned praise for her TV drama work including on the BBC's critically acclaimed Clocking Off from 2000 until 2003 – a series about factory workers. She earned her first Bafta award in 2014 for her supporting role in the BBC comedy-drama series Last Tango In Halifax. In 2017 she earned the best actress Bafta for her portrayal of no-nonsense Sergeant Catherine Cawood in the Yorkshire-set thriller Happy Valley, and became an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to drama. Also among the personalities to be honoured on Tuesday are cyclists Jenny Holl, Dannielle Khan, Emma Finucane and Katy Marchant. All four are being made Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBEs) for services to cycling. Holl, 25, and her tandem partner Sophie Unwin won two gold medals in the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, while Khan, 29, piloted Lizzi Jordan to gold in the women's tandem 1km time trial. Marchant, 32, won Great Britain's first Olympic women's team sprint gold at the 2024 Paris Games, alongside teammates Finucane and Sophie Capewell. Finucane, 22, became the first British woman in 60 years to win three medals at a single Olympics as she took bronze in the individual sprint in the 2024 Paris Games. Trampoline gold medallist Bryony Page is also to be made an MBE for services to trampoline gymnastics. Paralympic swimmer Alice Tai is to be made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to swimming. Tai, 25, topped the 2024 Paralympic podium less than three years after opting to have her right leg amputated by winning gold in the women's 100m S8 backstroke. Penny Briscoe, the director of sport at the British Paralympic Association who also served as chef de mission for the fifth time in Paris, is to be made a CBE during the same ceremony for services to Paralympic sport.
South Wales Guardian
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Happy Valley star Sarah Lancashire to be honoured at Windsor Castle
Lancashire, 60, is to attend an investiture ceremony at the royal residence after she was made a CBE for services to drama in the New Year Honours. The actress has won plaudits for her performances in TV shows including Happy Valley and Last Tango In Halifax, following her breakthrough role as Raquel Watts in soap opera Coronation Street during the 1990s, appearing in more than 260 episodes. After leaving the cobbles, Lancashire earned praise for her TV drama work including on the BBC's critically acclaimed Clocking Off from 2000 until 2003 – a series about factory workers. She earned her first Bafta award in 2014 for her supporting role in the BBC comedy-drama series Last Tango In Halifax. In 2017 she earned the best actress Bafta for her portrayal of no-nonsense Sergeant Catherine Cawood in the Yorkshire-set thriller Happy Valley, and became an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to drama. Also among the personalities to be honoured on Tuesday are cyclists Jenny Holl, Dannielle Khan, Emma Finucane and Katy Marchant. All four are being made Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBEs) for services to cycling. Holl, 25, and her tandem partner Sophie Unwin won two gold medals in the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, while Khan, 29, piloted Lizzi Jordan to gold in the women's tandem 1km time trial. Marchant, 32, won Great Britain's first Olympic women's team sprint gold at the 2024 Paris Games, alongside teammates Finucane and Sophie Capewell. Finucane, 22, became the first British woman in 60 years to win three medals at a single Olympics as she took bronze in the individual sprint in the 2024 Paris Games. Trampoline gold medallist Bryony Page is also to be made an MBE for services to trampoline gymnastics. Paralympic swimmer Alice Tai is to be made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to swimming. Tai, 25, topped the 2024 Paralympic podium less than three years after opting to have her right leg amputated by winning gold in the women's 100m S8 backstroke. Penny Briscoe, the director of sport at the British Paralympic Association who also served as chef de mission for the fifth time in Paris, is to be made a CBE during the same ceremony for services to Paralympic sport.
Glasgow Times
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Happy Valley star Sarah Lancashire to be honoured at Windsor Castle
Lancashire, 60, is to attend an investiture ceremony at the royal residence after she was made a CBE for services to drama in the New Year Honours. The actress has won plaudits for her performances in TV shows including Happy Valley and Last Tango In Halifax, following her breakthrough role as Raquel Watts in soap opera Coronation Street during the 1990s, appearing in more than 260 episodes. After leaving the cobbles, Lancashire earned praise for her TV drama work including on the BBC's critically acclaimed Clocking Off from 2000 until 2003 – a series about factory workers. She earned her first Bafta award in 2014 for her supporting role in the BBC comedy-drama series Last Tango In Halifax. In 2017 she earned the best actress Bafta for her portrayal of no-nonsense Sergeant Catherine Cawood in the Yorkshire-set thriller Happy Valley, and became an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to drama. Cyclist Emma Finucane will also be honoured (PA) Also among the personalities to be honoured on Tuesday are cyclists Jenny Holl, Dannielle Khan, Emma Finucane and Katy Marchant. All four are being made Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBEs) for services to cycling. Holl, 25, and her tandem partner Sophie Unwin won two gold medals in the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, while Khan, 29, piloted Lizzi Jordan to gold in the women's tandem 1km time trial. Marchant, 32, won Great Britain's first Olympic women's team sprint gold at the 2024 Paris Games, alongside teammates Finucane and Sophie Capewell. Finucane, 22, became the first British woman in 60 years to win three medals at a single Olympics as she took bronze in the individual sprint in the 2024 Paris Games. Trampoline gold medallist Bryony Page is also to be made an MBE for services to trampoline gymnastics. Paralympic swimmer Alice Tai is to be made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to swimming. Tai, 25, topped the 2024 Paralympic podium less than three years after opting to have her right leg amputated by winning gold in the women's 100m S8 backstroke. Penny Briscoe, the director of sport at the British Paralympic Association who also served as chef de mission for the fifth time in Paris, is to be made a CBE during the same ceremony for services to Paralympic sport.
