Queen's Birthday Honours: First female Red Arrows pilot becomes MBE

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Kirsty Murphy becomes an MBE for services to aviation, while Andrea Leadsom is made a dame.

The first female Red Arrows pilot said it was an "amazing surprise" to become an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

Ms Murphy, who is now a pilot for the Sywell-based Blades display team, said she was "absolutely delighted" to receive the honour for services to aviation.image copyrightThe pilot said the Red Arrows were "a massive team, so to wear that red flying suit was a real honour".She said: "I was lucky, with my dad, but many don't have a family connection to aviation, so I'm passionate about getting out there and speaking to young people about aviation.

The Conservative politician, 58, has been MP for South Northamptonshire since 2010, and twice run to be the party's leader.PA MediaProf Sarah Gilbert has also be recognised with a damehood for her work on the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, is recognised on the list alongside six Oxford University colleagues involved in the creation of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

 

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How wonderful

andrealeadsom? Really ? QueensBirthdayHonours

Should stop calling it queens honours when it's clearly a tory list..

Leadsom got hers for services to tax evasion.

J G Ballard knew the score. honourslist Honours

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