Queen's pallbearers awarded Royal Victorian Medal for service during funeral
The eight pallbearers who carried the Queen's coffin have been awarded the silver Royal Victoria Medal in recognition of the important role they played at her funeral.
Lance Sergeant Alex Turner, Lance Corporal Tony Flynn, Lance Sergeant Elias Orlowski, Guardsman Fletcher Cox, Guardsman James Patterson, Lance Sergeant Ryan Griffiths, Guardsman Luke Simpson, and Guardsman David Sanderson were selected to be pallbearers from the King's Company (then Queen's), 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards.
The eight men carried Her Majesty's lead-lined coffin on their shoulders into Westminster Abbey.
Millions of people across the world watched the Queen's funeral last September and took to social media to share their heartfelt thanks to the bearer party.
Tory former minister Eddie Hughes said: "I held my breath for every step… These lads are amazing."
Fellow Tory MP Tom Hunt said at the time: "I can't imagine how hard and emotionally challenging it must have been to have carried Her Late Majesty's coffin just once.
"They've done it time and time again this week. With billions watching. They've done Her Late Majesty and the country proud."
Carla Lockhart, Upper Bann's DUP MP, said: "Amidst the pageantry and occasion, eight young men silently went about their duty.
"The weight of the world on their shoulders, the glare of the world on them, but they were flawless.
"They did themselves, their families and our country proud. Thank you."
Also being honoured are the servicemen from the Royal Regiment of Scotland who helped carry the Queen's coffin at her lying-at-rest in Edinburgh.
After the death of the Queen at her Scottish residence in Balmoral her coffin was transported to St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh and around 33,000 people filed through the cathedral where Her Majesty lay at rest for 24 hours.
Many of them had queued through the night for the opportunity to pay their last respects to the Queen.
Warrant Officer Anthony Gibson, Garrison Sergeant Major, Edinburgh Garrison is to be made a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (RVO) for services at the lying-at-rest.
Lieutenant William Bird and Warrant Officer Scott Cox, who were part of the bearer party, are also to be made members.
Bearers awarded the silver Royal Victoria Medal included Private Lyle Foot, Lance Corporal Ryan McAllister, Private Cameron McCabe, Private Kian Meikle, Corporal Robbie Morton, Private Ryan Ritchie, Private Tom Sinclair, Lance Corporal Jonathan Stevenson, and Private Graeme Thomson.
The honours have been made as part of a special set of Demise awards and recognise the recipients' service to the Queen.
Awards under the RVO are given at the discretion of the Sovereign and not on the advice of Downing Street.
The Royal Victorian Order was founded by Queen Victoria in 1896.
Full list of military personnel receiving honours:
- To be Lieutenants
Commodore Catherine Jordan, Royal Navy
- To be Members
Lieutenant Commander Jason Allen, Royal Navy
Lieutenant Colonel David Andrew Barringer, Royal Corps of Army Music
Flight Lieutenant Stephen Frank Bethell, Royal Air Force
Lieutenant William James Bird, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Lieutenant Commander Michael Bray, Royal Navy
Lieutenant Colonel Jason Burcham, Royal Marines
Warrant Officer Class 2 Gareth William Chambers, Irish Guards
Captain Amy Victoria Cooper, King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery
Warrant Officer Class 2 Scott James Heron Cox, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Commander Nicola Cripps, Royal Navy
Commander Stephen Elliot, Royal Navy
Wing Commander William Richard Skeen Essex, Royal Air Force
Major Paul Anthony Fagin, Army Reserve
Captain Iain Alexander Forat, Scots Guards
Warrant Officer Class 1 Anthony Carl Gibson, Scots Guards
Master Aircrew Mark Hamer, Royal Air Force
Lieutenant Commander Richard Hanks, Royal Navy
Lieutenant Richard Frederick Michael Hobbs, Grenadier Guards
Flying Officer James Michael Stewart Hudson, Royal Air Force
Warrant Officer Class 2 Dean Andrew Jones, Grenadier Guards
Warrant Officer Class 2 Christopher Clive Mace, Royal Marines
Warrant Officer David John Martin, Royal Air Force
Flight Lieutenant Grant Richard Mauldon, Royal Air Force
Flight Lieutenant Andrew James McDowell, Royal Air Force
Master Aircrew Kenneth Scott Mitchell, Royal Air Force
Wing Commander Piers Lawrence Morrell, Royal Air Force
Acting Warrant Officer William Paul Phelan, Royal Air Force
Warrant Officer Class 1 Benjamin Gary Townley, Scots Guards
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Weapons) Darren Wearing MBE, Royal Navy
- The Royal Victorian Medal
Air Specialist Class 1 Craig Lorcan Anderson, Royal Air Force
Guardsman Jared Kent Bailey, Grenadier Guards
Able Seaman Cryptologic Technician 2 Ross Barker, Royal Navy
Leading Naval Nurse Russell Beardsall, Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Angus Bellamy, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Electronic Warfare) 2 Sacha Louise Bellwood, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Laurynas Berenis, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Underwater Warfare) 2 Tyler GibsonBeswick, Royal Navy
Lance Corporal Dominic Bird, Royal Air Force
Lance Corporal John Nicholas Blanks, Royal Air Force
Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering) 1 Sam Harley Booth, Royal Navy
Able Seaman (Mine Warfare) 2 Michael James Bowley, Royal Navy
Able Seaman (Mine Warfare) 2 Joshua Connor Stephen Norman Brace, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Electronic Warfare) 2 David John Brennan, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Weapons) 1 Shaunna Tina Eve Broderick, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Harry Stephen Brookman, Royal Navy
Able Seaman (Mine Warfare) 2 Alexander Wynter Burbury, Royal Navy
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Avionics) 1 Joseph Edward Burton, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineer Submarines) 2 Kieron Lee Caldwell, Royal Navy
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Avionics) Colin Martin Campbell, Royal Navy
Able Seaman (Cryptologic Technician) 2 Elizabeth Grace Carberry, Royal Navy
Leading Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) (Communication and Information Systems) Dean Thomas Carns, Royal Navy
Naval Airman (Aircraft Controller) 2 Thomas James Clements, Royal Navy
Leading Logistician (Steward) Michael Coleman, Royal Navy
Chief Technician Stuart Peter Collins, Royal Air Force
Naval Airman (Aircraft Controller) 2 Oakley Cooper, Royal Navy
Guardsman Fletcher Harry Cox, Grenadier Guards
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Tactical) 2 Cameron John Crawford, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Jay Paul Crawford, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Underwater Warfare) 2 Jack Crompton, Royal Navy
Air Engineering Technician 2 Jack Christopher Cross, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Kyle Paul Robert Cuthbertson, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Cryptologic Technician 2 Oliver George Davis, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Underwater Warfare) 2 Thomas Oliver Day, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Owen Elliot Deakin, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) 1 Dylan McKenzie Dugdale, Royal Navy
Leading Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering Submarines) David Eastcroft, Royal Navy
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Mechanical) Alexander Howard Fulton Edge, Royal Navy
Leading Air Engineer Technician (Mechanical) Molly Rose Ellis, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Diver 2 Toby David Evans, Royal Navy
Leading Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) Abubakar Farooq, Royal Navy
Guardsman Wayne Anthony Flint, Grenadier Guards
Lance Corporal Tony John Flynn, Grenadier Guards
Private Lyle Vincent Foot, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) 2 Connor, William James Forgan, Royal Navy
Air Engineering Technician 2 Benjamin Thomas Forrest, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Underwater Warfare) 2 Levi Derek Gilmore, Royal Navy
Lance Corporal Stuart Grant, Royal Air Force
Able Seaman Cryptologic Technician 2 Thomas Grant, Royal Navy
Guardsman Robert David Gray, Grenadier Guards
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Electronic Warfare) 2 Declan James, Green, Royal Navy
Lance Sergeant Ryan Ronald Griffiths, Grenadier Guards
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Scott Gregory Stuart Groat, Royal Navy
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Mechanical) Adam George Guy, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Diver 2 William Ian Alan Halliwell, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering)(Communication and Information Systems) 2 Josh Harrison, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Cryptologic Technician 2 Hattie Mae Haycock, Royal Navy
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Avionics) James Marc Hayes, Royal Navy
Leading Airman (Aircraft Handler) Daniel Leslie Hill, Royal Navy
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Mechanical) Nicholas Craig Holland, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering) 2 Toby Alan Holland, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines (Communication and Information Systems) 2 Liam Hollands, Royal Navy
Able Seaman (Hydrography and Meteorology) 1 Oscar Joseph Holt, Royal Navy
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Avionics) James David House, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines (Communication and Information Systems) 2 Alun Christopher Hughes, Royal Navy
Leading Logistician (Supply Chain) Carl Stephen Hughes, Royal Navy
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Avionics) Matt Iceton, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Adam Anthony Irvine, Royal Navy
Able Seaman (Mine Warfare) 2 Jack Joseph James, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Cryptologic Technician 2 Gareth John Jenkins, Royal Navy
Sergeant Thomas Frederick Jenks, King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Electronic Warfare) 2 Jordan Michael Johnston, Royal Navy
Leading Airman (Aircrewman) Samuel Jones, Royal Navy
Able Seaman (Seaman) 2 Joshua Jones, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) 2 Shanon Ann Page Jones, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Diver 2 Millie Meerloo-Jones, Royal Navy
Bombardier Tara Kelly, King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery
Able Seaman (Seaman) 2 Laurie Taylor Kidman, Royal Navy
Sergeant Jamie Lee Kinder, Royal Air Force
Engineering Technician 1 Jessica Rose King, Royal Navy
Able Seaman (Mine Warfare) 2 Tyler Reece King, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) 2 Charlie Lawrence Knight, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Joe Aaron Knight, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Electronic Warfare) 2 Samuel Robert Knowles, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Cryptologic Technician 2 David Antony Lawrence, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) 2 Ethan James Layburn, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Cryptologic Technician 2 Cameron Adam Dennis Leigh, Royal Navy
Leading Airman (Aircraft Handler) Thomas Lenszner, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) 2 Dael Nicholas Lett, Royal Navy
Air Specialist Class 1 Nicholas Richard Lloyd, Royal Air Force
Able Seaman Diver 1 Matthew Ian Luxton, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Benjamin Merick Macdonald, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Mine Warfare 2 Steven Maciver, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Weapons) 2 Debra Louise Malt, Royal Navy
Able Seaman (Seaman) 2 Christopher Matthew, Royal Navy
Lance Corporal Ryan McEachran Mcallister, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Private Cameron Robson McCabe, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Chief Petty Officer Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Weapons) Samuel McGaw, Royal Navy
Able Seaman (Seaman) 2 Sam Robertson McGeary, Royal Navy
Air Specialist Class 1 James Leslie McKay, Royal Air Force
Able Seaman Diver 2 Daniel McKell, Royal Navy
Private Kian Meikle, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Leading Warfare Specialist (Sensors Submarine) Darran Miles, Royal Navy
Chief Petty Officer Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Weapons) Timothy Mills, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Josh Ashe Moores, Royal Navy
Air Specialist Class 1 Connor James Morris, Royal Air Force
Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering Submarines) 2 Leon James Morris, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Nicholas Morrison, Royal Navy
Lance Bombardier Daniel Paul Morton, King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery
Corporal Robbie William Morton, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Avionics) Hassan Samier Nada, Royal Navy
Leading Physical Trainer El-Leigh Anne Nevill Neale, Royal Navy
Air Specialist Class 1 Thomas Daniel Newman, Royal Air Force
Able Seaman Cryptologic Technician Eva Rose Nicholl, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering)(Communication and Information Systems) 2 Sebastian Mark Jefferson Nunn, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Weapons) 1 Kiaran Sidney O'Dwyer, Royal Navy
Air Engineering Technician 2 Kai Officer, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Diver 2 Callum Oliver, Royal Navy
Chief Petty Officer Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Weapons) Edward O'Malley, Royal Navy
Sergeant Robert John O'Neil, Royal Air Force
Lance Sergeant Elias Jake Orlowski, Grenadier Guards
Able Seaman (Seaman) 2 Jack Kenneth Osborne, Royal Navy
Air Engineering Technician (Mechanical) 1 Samuel Louis Lindsey Paine, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Underwater Warfare) 2 Benjamin William Panniers, Royal Navy
Able Seaman (Mine Warfare) 2 Oliver Dean Parker, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) 2 Emerson Richard Parkinson, Royal Navy
Guardsman James Robert Patterson, Grenadier Guards
Able Seaman Cryptologic Technician 2 Oliver Jaques Pattinson
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering)(Communication and Information Systems) 2 Reece Pearson, Royal Navy
Air Specialist Class 1 Oscar Anstee-Pinnock, Royal Air Force
Leading Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) Rizwan Qadir, Royal Navy
Able Seaman (Mine Warfare) 2 Hollie Anne Randle, Royal Navy
Logistician (Writer) 1 Summer Jay Rawlins, Royal Navy
Able Seaman (Mine Warfare) 2 Guy Alan Reason, Royal Navy
Private Ryan Robert Ritchie, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) (Communication and Information Systems) 2 Mason Myers-Roberts, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Cryptologic Technician 2 Macy Robins, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Weapons) 2 Ashley David Rosser, Royal Navy
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Mechanical) Adam Joshua Rowling, Royal Navy
Guardsman David John Sanderson, Grenadier Guards
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Underwater Warfare) 2 Lewis James Sandford, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Underwater Warfare) 2 Nathan Luke Searle, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Diver 2 Jordan William Shepherd, Royal Navy
Able Seaman (Seaman) 2 John Duncan Sim, Royal Navy
Guardsman Luke John Simpson, Grenadier Guards
Private Tom Penman Sinclair, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Harrison Thomas Smith, Royal Navy
Leading Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Weapons) Jake Mitchell Smith, Royal Navy
Gunner Rosie Grace Smith, King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery
Medical Assistant 2 Paisley Chambers-Smith, Royal Navy
Able Seaman (Seaman) 2 George Philip South, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Harley Joe Stephens, Royal Navy
Lance Corporal Jonathan Stevenson, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Corporal Conrad William Joseph Mepham-Stone, Royal Air Force
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineer Submarines)(Communication and Information Systems) 1 Joshua Strang, Royal Navy
Air Specialist Class 1 Toby Robert John Stratford, Royal Air Force
Leading Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) Alexander William Isaac Stuart, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering Submarines) 1 Teddy Enow Tabe, Royal Navy
Leading Survival Equipment Technician Steven Philip Taylor, Royal Navy
Able Seaman (Seaman) 2 Alfie George Tearall, Royal Navy
Leading Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering) Benjamin David Tetley, Royal Navy
Leading Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering) Ewan Alexander Thomas, Royal Navy
Private Graeme David Thomson, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Weapons) 2 Jack Thomson, Royal Navy
Air Engineering Technician 2 Brandon James Thorpe, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) 2 Warren Jay Tobin, Royal Navy
Private Peni Vuiyale Tubuna, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Lance Sergeant Alexander Turner, Grenadier Guards
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) 2 Lawrence Andrew Turner, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) (Communication and Information Systems) 2 Oliver John Turner, Royal Navy
Leading Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering Submarines) Robert David Turner, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Joseph Edward McGonagle-Turner, Royal Navy
Leading Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering) Ratu Rusiate Busanavanua Vadiga, Royal Navy
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Mechanical) Adam Walker, Royal Navy
Able Seaman (Mine Warfare) 2 Samuel Alexander Ward, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Ryan Reggie Warren, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Electronic Warfare) 2 Benjamin Howard Warrington, Royal Navy
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Sensors Submarines) 1 Calum Frank Fleming Webster, Royal Navy
Air Engineering Technician 2 Jeremy Peter Robert Wiggins, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines (Communication and Information Systems) 2 Brandon Connor Wood, Royal Navy
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering)(Communication and Information Systems) 2 Nathan Woods, Royal Navy
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