Rachel Riley to obtain royal honour for Holocaust and antisemitism consciousness
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achel Riley will obtain an MBE at Windsor Castle for her work in elevating consciousness of the Holocaust and combating antisemitism.
The Countdown presenter, 37, was honoured for her companies to Holocaust schooling as an avid campaigner within the New Year Honours listing.
She was a vocal critic of Labour’s dealing with of alleged antisemitism throughout the social gathering and condemned Jeremy Corbyn’s conduct whereas chief.
Riley, who has co-hosted the Channel 4 present since 2009, was paid £10,000 in damages by Mr Corbyn’s former aide, Laura Murray, following a High Court libel case in August final yr.
In 2019, she defined the abuse she acquired on social media as a public determine throughout a speech for the Holocaust Educational Trust in Westminster, along with her mom being Jewish.
Riley wrote on Twitter after the honour’s announcement: “Incredibly proud to have just been awarded an MBE for services to Holocaust education.
“Grateful to everyone who has sent well wishes and support over the years.
“This is very much shared with so many people who also dedicate their time and energy to fighting anti-Jewish racism.”
Sir Alok Sharma and David Harewood are among the many different notable names set to gather honours on the occasion.
Sir Alok, a former Conservative cupboard member, has been MP for Reading West since 2010 and likewise served as president for Cop26, the twenty sixth United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Glasgow.
He has remained vocal on environmental coverage and final week known as on the Government to stay dedicated to an £11.6 billion local weather pledge.
Fellow MP Sir Tony Lloyd, who holds a Labour seat in Rochdale, may even be honoured for his public service – having represented his social gathering because the early Eighties.
Actor and broadcaster Harewood, greatest recognized for his position in US drama sequence Homeland, was recognised within the honours listing with an OBE for companies to drama and charity after he grew to become a distinguished voice for psychological well being help and in opposition to racism.
He mentioned on Instagram: “An award from a new King should be cause for massive celebration, and yet already I hear the chorus of self defeating voices rattling around my head, thoughts of ‘Empire’ and subjugation confusing the picture and again shifting the earth underneath.
“I stop for a moment and think of all the others whose contributions have gone unnoticed and unpaid for and accept this award on their behalf, and continue to speak truth to power whenever and wherever I see the need.”
Two males will obtain honours for companies to music, with Moody Blues frontman Justin Hayward additionally amassing an OBE and pianist Sir Stephen Hough receiving his knighthood.
Sir Stephen, who made 29 appearances on the BBC Proms, was recognised within the late Queen’s Birthday Honours final yr for a profession that features eight Gramophone Awards.
He mentioned he noticed the knighthood as an acknowledgement that classical music is “something of continuing relevance and importance in British cultural life”.