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Firewire
30-12-2016, 10:55 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38470732

Andy Murray, Mo Farah, Lee Pearson, Ray Davies, Bryn Terfel, Mark Rylance and Ken Dodd all receive knighthoods, whereas Patricia Routledge, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Katherine Grainger and Anna Wintour are all made dames.

Nick Skelton, Charlotte Dujardin, Sascha Kindred, Sophie Christiansen, Anya Hindmarch, Peter Brookes and Angela Rippon are made CBE.

Kate Richardson-Walsh, Nicola Adams, Katie Archibald, Jody Cundy, Chris Coleman, Naomie Harris, Helen McCrory, Tim Piggott-Smith, Maggie Philbin and Victoria Beckham receive an OBE

Alan Woodhouse, Matt Whitlock, Helen Richardson-Walsh, Adam Peaty, Gordon Reid, Saskia Clark, Kadeena Cox, Chris Mears, Jack Laugher, Sam Quek and Jonathan "Aggers" Agnew receive an MBE

Among many others

Full list: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/580999/new-years-honours-2017-full-list.pdf

Firewire
30-12-2016, 10:55 PM
Go Vicci!

Denver
30-12-2016, 10:55 PM
i made a thread 5 mins ago

Black Dagger
30-12-2016, 10:56 PM
Jonathan has a more official title :clap1:

Firewire
30-12-2016, 10:57 PM
It took me more than 5 minutes to write the OP, bitch.

Denver
30-12-2016, 10:58 PM
so mods can do there job and merge it

Shaun
30-12-2016, 10:58 PM
Mark Rylance is an odd choice, can't think of many films he's been in.

Mitchell
30-12-2016, 10:59 PM
Who cares about Mo Farah or Andy Murray when Chris Mears is now a MBE? :love:

Firewire
30-12-2016, 10:59 PM
Omg is Chris an MBE as well?! He wasn't mentioned

MB.
30-12-2016, 11:00 PM
Who cares about Chris Mears when Patricia Routledge is now a Dame? :love:

Denver
30-12-2016, 11:01 PM
Omg is Chris an MBE as well?! He wasn't mentioned

Every Olympic medallist received something

Firewire
30-12-2016, 11:03 PM
Every Olympic medallist received something

Tom Daley didn't

Denver
30-12-2016, 11:03 PM
Tom Daley didn't

did he even get a medal

Firewire
30-12-2016, 11:04 PM
Bronze in the synchro

Black Dagger
30-12-2016, 11:05 PM
I think all the Gold medallists did, didn't they?

Which sort of over-saturates it and makes it a bit more meaningless, but oh well they deserve it.

Firewire
30-12-2016, 11:05 PM
I just realised I said Jess was knighted in the title because I clearly do not understand gender norms, I have now changed that

Shaun
30-12-2016, 11:06 PM
Tom's already been OBEed hasn't he

Amy Jade
30-12-2016, 11:06 PM
Dissapointed it was only Mo Farah and not Farrah Abraham

Firewire
30-12-2016, 11:07 PM
Tom's already been OBEed hasn't he

Don't think so

Rob!
30-12-2016, 11:07 PM
Hyacinth :clap1:

Denver
30-12-2016, 11:07 PM
Dissapointed it was only Mo Farah and not Farrah Abraham

1 she doesnt deserve it and 2 only British nationals get them

Amy Jade
30-12-2016, 11:07 PM
Sam Quek being given an MBE though :love:

y.winter
30-12-2016, 11:08 PM
Saskia Clark

http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/bigbrotheruk/images/4/45/Saskia_Howard-Clarke.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130601153047

Can we all appreciate the comeback? :clap2:

Amy Jade
30-12-2016, 11:08 PM
! she doesnt deserve it and 2 only British nationals get them

Spoilt sport

Denver
30-12-2016, 11:08 PM
Tbh after that pathetic performance in his solo diving he doesnt deserve one

Mitchell
30-12-2016, 11:13 PM
1 she doesnt deserve it and 2 only British nationals get them

Someone tell Rolf Harris that

Mitchell
30-12-2016, 11:14 PM
Omg is Chris an MBE as well?! He wasn't mentioned

Chris, Jack and Max Whitlock all got MBE's :love:

Jack_
31-12-2016, 01:02 AM
I'm assuming all the hockey girls are getting MBE's? Cause if it was just Sam then :umm2:

Headie
31-12-2016, 02:32 AM
http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/bigbrotheruk/images/4/45/Saskia_Howard-Clarke.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130601153047

Can we all appreciate the comeback? :clap2:

At the end of the day, it's dog eat dog http://www.brantsteele.com/images/bigbrother/uk/06/saskia.png

Cal.
31-12-2016, 03:50 AM
http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/bigbrotheruk/images/4/45/Saskia_Howard-Clarke.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130601153047

Can we all appreciate the comeback? :clap2:

About time!

Cal.
31-12-2016, 03:51 AM
How come no juicy people ever make the lists? Can you imagine how juicy it would be to have Dame Jodie Marsh?

Crimson Dynamo
31-12-2016, 07:10 AM
dont forget David Camerons stylist got an MBE