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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg's royal honor has been revoked by King Charles

Britain Award Annulled Rugby - (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg has been stripped of a British royal honor after pleading guilty in 2024 to a charge of abusing his then-estranged wife.

The 33-year-old Hogg was named a Member of the British Empire, or MBE, in December 2023 for his services to the sport, but King Charles III directed that it be “cancelled and annulled,” according to the official public record The Gazette published Thursday.

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