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The Queen鈥檚 2022 New Year Honours List has been revealed, and it includes 17c起草社区I icons such as gay Olympian diver Tom Daley,聽Absolutely Fabulous star Joanna Lumley, and the Spice Girls鈥� very own Mel B.

‘You Can Achieve Anything’

Daley will receive an OBE (Order of the British Empire) for his services to diving, 17c起草社区I rights, and charity.

The 27-year-old from Plymouth won bronze medals at both the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, after winning his first gold medal, he said, 鈥淚 hope that any young LGBT person out there can see that no matter how alone you feel right now, you are not alone.鈥�

鈥淵ou can achieve anything. When I was younger, I didn鈥檛 think I鈥檇 ever achieve anything because of who I was. To be an Olympic champion now just shows that you can achieve anything.鈥�

鈥淚 feel incredibly proud to say I am a gay man and also an Olympic champion.鈥�

Gold medal winner Tom Daley says he hopes his performance will inspire young LGBT people to realise 鈥測ou can achieve anything鈥�.

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— LBC (@LBC)

‘Most Beautiful Present Imaginable’

Lumley will be made a dame for her services to drama, entertainment, and charity. She received an OBE in 1995.

The 75-year-old actress said she鈥檚 鈥渁stonished and thrilled and touched beyond words to receive this colossal honour. It comes as a complete and unexpected surprise and is the kindest and most beautiful present imaginable.鈥�

She has supported both humanitarian and environmental campaigns.

DAME JOANNA LUMLEY!!

— Dame Joanna Lumley (@JoannaLumleyUK)

A Tireless Campaigner for Woman

Spice Girls鈥� singer, Melanie Brown, better known as Mel B, will be awarded an MBE (Member of the British Empire) for her work with Women鈥檚 Aid, a charity that helps women who are victims of domestic violence.

The 46-year-old, according to has spoken about her experience of abuse and has continually campaigned for change. She even took her message to Downing Street back in 2019.

She portrayed a character who was a victim of violence, in the 2021 music video,聽Love Should Not Hurt, for a Women鈥檚 Aid campaign.

The pop singer said she felt 鈥渟o emotional鈥� when she opened the letter to discover she would receive an MBE.

She told :聽鈥淚 thought about all the women I’ve met over the past few years who have been through terrible situations, women who have died, women who are still suffering.聽This, for me, was all about them. It still is.鈥�

Sir Elton John鈥檚 longtime songwriting partner, Bernie Taupin, will also be awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for his contributions to music, including the lyrics of John鈥檚 1973 ballad Candle in the Wind, written in memory of the late Princess Diana who died in a car crash in 1997.

The Queen鈥檚 New Year Honours have been awarded since the reign of Queen Victoria to recognise outstanding contributions to the nation. They are approved by the Prime Minister.