Cyclist Chris Boardman to receive royal honour at Buckingham Palace

Boardman, who was appointed arsenic Active Travel England (ATE) commissioner successful June 2022, volition beryllium presented with his CBE grant by Anne astatine a ceremonial connected Thursday.

In this role, the Olympic medallist is liable for the Government’s bureau for making walking, wheeling and cycling people’s preferred prime for transport successful England.

In July this year, Boardman cycled from Manchester to Paris implicit 8 days to rise consciousness of the impacts of clime change.

During the 550-mile ride, helium visited antithetic sports clubs starring the mode connected sustainability, including plans to beryllium nett zero by 2029 oregon gathering volunteers to bash conservation enactment and litter picking.

Boardman, who won golden successful the men’s idiosyncratic pursuit cycling astatine the 1992 Olympics, is the seat of Sport England and a broadcaster for BBC and ITV.

Several Conservative politicians volition beryllium besides honoured astatine the palace including erstwhile Secretary of State for Scotland Sir Alister Jack and erstwhile defence secretaries Sir Ben Wallace and Sir Liam Fox.

In the exigency services, detective main inspector John Caldwell, who survived being changeable respective times successful beforehand of his lad successful Omagh, Northern Ireland, past twelvemonth portion disconnected duty, volition person the King’s Police Medal.

Stuart Cossar volition beryllium made an MBE for his relation successful investigations into the Lockerbie bombing and his services to the bereaved families affected.

Nick Gardner, who raised much than £85,000 for foundation erstwhile helium climbed each of Scotland’s 282 Munros astatine the property of 82, is besides being honoured for charitable services successful Scotland.