Queen's Birthday Honours: Stephen Sutton's MBE

Stephen Sutton, the teenage cancer sufferer who raised more than £4m for charity, has been honoured with an MBE in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours.

Stephen, who was 19 when he died last month, had been told about the honour before his death.

His fundraising efforts have inspired others to help him raise funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

His mother, Jane Sutton, said he saw it as an incredible honour to be nominated and gave it the thumbs up.

In a statement she added: "Although Stephen continually told all of us that he didn't do his charity work for recognition, even he acknowledged that to be appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire was 'awesome'."

Lone Wolf wrote: 

"MBE"   ?!?

Somebody should tell your guvm'nt that there hasn't been a "British Empire" since you lot lost India, Australia, NZ, Canada, Malaysia, et al..

Time that Britain renamed these awards in line with the modern reality. After all, the above former colonies and territories have already largely done so with their Queen's Burfday honours..    

Lone Wolf wrote: 

"MBE"   ?!?

Somebody should tell your guvm'nt that there hasn't been a "British Empire" since you lot lost India, Australia, NZ, Canada, Malaysia, et al..

Time that Britain renamed these awards in line with the modern reality. After all, the above former colonies and territories have already largely done so with their Queen's Burfday honours..    

BigAndy9 wrote:

Lone Wolf wrote: 

"MBE"   ?!?

Somebody should tell your guvm'nt that there hasn't been a "British Empire" since you lot lost India, Australia, NZ, Canada, Malaysia, et al..

Time that Britain renamed these awards in line with the modern reality. After all, the above former colonies and territories have already largely done so with their Queen's Burfday honours..    

I see you're still not taking your Small Country Syndrome tablets.

nicko wrote:I heard he was told about it 2 weeks before he died.