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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kevin Rawlinson

Helen Mirren and six Lionesses receive honours for King Charles’s birthday

Helen Mirren smiles at the camera, wearing a green dress with a matching headband
Dame Helen Mirren has been made a Companion of Honour for services to drama. Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/PA

Six members of the Lionesses’ victorious Euro 2025 squad have been made MBEs in King Charles’s birthday honours list, while the actor Dame Helen Mirren has been made a Companion of Honour for services to drama.

They are joined by the former rugby league player Kevin Sinfield, who has been knighted for his campaigning and fundraising to tackle motor neurone disease.

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