Six of the Lionesses, rugby league great Kevin Sinfield and actress Dame Helen Mirren have all featured in the King's Birthday Honours list.
Chloe Kelly, who scored the winning penalty in last summer’s nail-biting Euros final, was made an MBE alongside goalkeeper Hannah Hampton, defender Jess Carter and forwards Alessia Russo, Lauren James and Michelle Agyemang.
At 20, Agyemang is the youngest recipient on the list.
Former England captain Sinfield was knighted after completing six running challenges to raise more than £10 million for motor neurone disease (MND) charities following the death of his former Leeds Rhinos team-mate Rob Burrow.
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Burrow died in 2024 after living with MND for more than four years.
“I am deeply honoured and grateful to receive this award on behalf of the rugby and MND communities,” Sinfield said.
“Since I first played rugby when I was seven, rugby league has given me so much. I am particularly proud to follow in the footsteps of the great Sir Billy Boston with rugby league’s second-ever knighthood in over 130 years of the sport.
"Sir Billy overcame so much in his life and is still loved by the game.”
Sinfield is taking on his seventh and final endurance challenge – all of which have been based around the number seven as it was the number Burrow wore in his playing days – in September.
Lindsey Burrow, widow of Rob Burrow, said: “On behalf of the whole Burrow family, I would like to congratulate Kevin on his knighthood. We are all delighted for him and I cannot think of a more deserving recipient.
“Kevin did so much for Rob but also the whole MND community with raising awareness and funds to support families and aid research.
I know he has said he is dedicated to supporting the MND community for however long it takes to find a cure, and that means so much to so many people to have a champion like Kevin in their corner.
“As Rob used to say, everyone should have a friend like Kevin and so many people will be pleased to see him get this recognition.”
Actor Dame Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of the Queen in 2006, was also made a Companion of Honour for services to drama.
There are only 65 Companions of Honour at any one time.
Nearly 1,200 people from across the UK received honours in the latest list.
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi became an MBE for his services to music and charity, and Emmerdale actress Lisa Riley received the same honour for her services to drama and her charity work.
“What an unbelievable honour to receive an MBE. It’s been a privilege doing something I love and then to see that music connects with so many over the years," said Iommi.
Riley, who turns 50 in July, said: “Wow, if this is not my best 50th birthday present, being awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours list, I don’t know what is. To say I am humbled is an absolute understatement.
“Thank you so much, my heart is the warmest it could ever be.”
David Sproxton and Peter Lord, the co-founders of the Academy Award-winning animation studio behind beloved characters such as Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep, were both knighted for their services to the creative industries and to charity.
“We both feel it is an extraordinary privilege and an honour – as well as a complete and utter surprise – to be recognised in this way,” the duo said in a statement.
“As we accept these awards, we humbly bow and salute all of those who have joined us on this extraordinary journey.”
The Gruffalo writer Julia Donaldson and Noughts and Crosses author Malorie Blackman both received damehoods for their services to literature.
Dame Julia was the UK’s best-selling author last year, overtaking Harry Potter creator JK Rowling amid the Gruffalo’s continued popularity and the success of more recent characters like Zog the dragon.
She said: “Receiving this honour has been a very happy surprise. It’s really gratifying to have children’s books recognised in this way.”
Beauty entrepreneur and make-up artist to the stars, Charlotte Tilbury, was also made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).
The oldest recipient was 101-year-old Pauline Hough, who received a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to theatre and to the community in Nantwich, Cheshire.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said: “Across the UK, people are quietly changing lives and strengthening their communities. This Honours List is a chance to recognise them.
Their dedication shows how lasting change is built – through compassion, resilience and a commitment to others.
“It speaks to the decent, hopeful country we are proud to be, and on behalf of the whole nation, I want to say thank you.”
