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The Independent
22-07-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Women in Sport charity founder says she and Anne discussed how sport has changed
The Princess Royal said 'it used to be a lot of old grey men' running sports but 'gradually it is changing', the founder of a women in sports charity said after Anne formally made her a Commander of the British Empire (CBE). Dr Anita White, founder of the Women in Sport charity, the International Working Group on Women and Sport, and the Anita White Foundation, was among those honoured at Windsor Castle on Tuesday. In the hallway of the royal residence she reconnected with the ParalympicsGB chef de mission, who two decades ago was selected for a leadership development course that Dr White was arranging. Penny Briscoe had also just been made a CBE and Dr White said they had not seen each other since the course. Describing her discussion with Anne, Dr White told the PA news agency: 'We spoke about how sport had changed, how it used to be a lot of old grey men running sport and how gradually it is changing.' The Princess Royal asked what sports the former captain of the England field hockey team had played. Dr White, who was left wing, told PA: 'I was captain of the England team and we won the World Cup in 1975 and we didn't get much recognition at the time – that made me aware of the kind of gender divide that there was, and I've been campaigning for women in sports ever since.' The 'huge change' she has witnessed in her career has been 'at the top level'. This can be seen in the attention garnered by the Lionesses squad, as well as the number of female sports presenters and women in leadership roles, she said. Dr White added: 'Inevitably there's still a certain amount of inequality in the way that girls are socialised. 'So they are terribly concerned with their appearance on social media, and not getting out there, maybe missing out on the pleasure and fun and good things that there are in sport.' 'There might be some regression of people thinking, well, because we see women in the media, we've cracked it – women in sport has been done and dusted – but of course that isn't the case,' she added. Ms Briscoe is the director of sport at the British Paralympic Association and has been selected as chef de mission for Los Angeles 2028. Dr White said people like Ms Briscoe 'ending up in a very senior position' is 'exactly one of the things that I continue to work for'. She added that, during their conversation at Windsor Castle, Ms Briscoe offered to help 'in any way she can with future work'. Dr White said she is particularly working on getting women into high-performance coaching. Anne said 'not you again' as Ms Briscoe collected her medal, the chef de mission told PA. ParalympicsGB last year finished second in the medal table for the third consecutive summer Games after winning 124 medals – 49 gold, 44 silver and 31 bronze – across 18 sports in Paris. LA 2028 will be Briscoe's 12th Paralympics and sixth as chef de mission – a role she first fulfilled at the 2014 winter Games in Sochi. Paralympic sport 'stepped out of the shadows' at the 2012 London Olympics, she said after collecting her honour for services to Paralympic sport. 'I definitely feel like I've been part of two eras of para sport, the pre-London era, where we had great athletes, we delivered great performances, but the media hadn't embraced para sport. 'It wasn't until our home Games, where every stadium was full – venues, the sport presentation, and the media, every kind of media, embraced para sport.' She added: 'I think the growth of the ParalympicsGB hasn't just been on the field of play, it's been what it's enabled off the field of play. 'So the platform that the Games provides for our athletes to have that voice, to demand changes in society.' Before joining ParalympicsGB in 2001, she was an athlete and then a coach in canoeing, which took her to the Olympics in 1996 and 2000.
Daily Mail
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Sarah Lancashire is joined by proud husband Peter Salmon at Windsor Castle as BAFTA-winner is awarded the CBE from Princess Anne for services to drama
BAFTA-winning actress Sarah Lancashire was among those honoured at Windsor Castle on Tuesday as she became a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). Lancashire, 60, attended an investiture ceremony with proud husband Peter Salmon after she was made a CBE for services to drama in the New Year Honours. The actress wore an elegant powder pink outfit for her meeting with Anne, Princess Royal at the Berkshire residence. Salmon watched from the sidelines as Lancashire obeyed strict royal protocol by curtsying before the Princess before receiving her medal. The actress has won plaudits for her performances in TV shows including Happy Valley and Last Tango In Halifax, following her breakthrough role as Raquel Watts in soap opera Coronation Street during the 1990s, appearing in more than 260 episodes. After leaving the long-running show, Lancashire earned praise for her TV drama work including on the BBC 's critically acclaimed Clocking Off from 2000 until 2003 - a series about factory workers. She earned her first BAFTA award in 2014 for her supporting role in the BBC comedy-drama series Last Tango In Halifax. In 2017 she earned the best actress BAFTA for her portrayal of no-nonsense Sergeant Catherine Cawood in the Yorkshire-set thriller Happy Valley, and became an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to drama. Other recipients on Tuesday included cyclists Jenny Holl, Dannielle Khan, Emma Finucane and Katy Marchant. All four were made Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBEs) for services to cycling. Holl, 25, and her tandem partner Sophie Unwin won two gold medals in the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, while Khan, 29, piloted Lizzi Jordan to gold in the women's tandem 1km time trial. Marchant, 32, won Great Britain's first Olympic women's team sprint gold at the 2024 Paris Games, alongside teammates Finucane and Sophie Capewell. Finucane, 22, became the first British woman in 60 years to win three medals at a single Olympics as she took bronze in the individual sprint in the 2024 Paris Games. Trampoline gold medallist Bryony Page was also to be made an MBE for services to trampoline gymnastics. The actress beamed as she was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by the Princess Royal Family members watched as Princess Anne pinned the medal to Lancashire's lapel on Tuesday Paralympic swimmer Alice Tai was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to swimming. Tai, 25, topped the 2024 Paralympic podium less than three years after opting to have her right leg amputated by winning gold in the women's 100m S8 backstroke. Penny Briscoe, the director of sport at the British Paralympic Association who also served as chef de mission for the fifth time in Paris, was made a CBE during the same ceremony for services to Paralympic sport.
Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Women in Sport charity founder says she and Anne discussed how sport has changed
The Princess Royal said 'it used to be a lot of old grey men' running sports but 'gradually it is changing', the founder of a women in sports charity said after Anne formally made her a Commander of the British Empire (CBE). Dr Anita White, founder of the Women in Sport charity, the International Working Group on Women and Sport, and the Anita White Foundation, was among those honoured at Windsor Castle on Tuesday. In the hallway of the royal residence she reconnected with the ParalympicsGB chef de mission, who two decades ago was selected for a leadership development course that Dr White was arranging. Penny Briscoe had also just been made a CBE and Dr White said they had not seen each other since the course. Describing her discussion with Anne, Dr White told the PA news agency: 'We spoke about how sport had changed, how it used to be a lot of old grey men running sport and how gradually it is changing.' The Princess Royal asked what sports the former captain of the England field hockey team had played. Dr White, who was left wing, told PA: 'I was captain of the England team and we won the World Cup in 1975 and we didn't get much recognition at the time – that made me aware of the kind of gender divide that there was, and I've been campaigning for women in sports ever since.' The 'huge change' she has witnessed in her career has been 'at the top level'. This can be seen in the attention garnered by the Lionesses squad, as well as the number of female sports presenters and women in leadership roles, she said. Dr White added: 'Inevitably there's still a certain amount of inequality in the way that girls are socialised. 'So they are terribly concerned with their appearance on social media, and not getting out there, maybe missing out on the pleasure and fun and good things that there are in sport.' 'There might be some regression of people thinking, well, because we see women in the media, we've cracked it – women in sport has been done and dusted – but of course that isn't the case,' she added. Ms Briscoe is the director of sport at the British Paralympic Association and has been selected as chef de mission for Los Angeles 2028. Dr White said people like Ms Briscoe 'ending up in a very senior position' is 'exactly one of the things that I continue to work for'. She added that, during their conversation at Windsor Castle, Ms Briscoe offered to help 'in any way she can with future work'. Dr White said she is particularly working on getting women into high-performance coaching. Anne said 'not you again' as Ms Briscoe collected her medal, the chef de mission told PA. ParalympicsGB last year finished second in the medal table for the third consecutive summer Games after winning 124 medals – 49 gold, 44 silver and 31 bronze – across 18 sports in Paris. LA 2028 will be Briscoe's 12th Paralympics and sixth as chef de mission – a role she first fulfilled at the 2014 winter Games in Sochi. Paralympic sport 'stepped out of the shadows' at the 2012 London Olympics, she said after collecting her honour for services to Paralympic sport. 'I definitely feel like I've been part of two eras of para sport, the pre-London era, where we had great athletes, we delivered great performances, but the media hadn't embraced para sport. 'It wasn't until our home Games, where every stadium was full – venues, the sport presentation, and the media, every kind of media, embraced para sport.' She added: 'I think the growth of the ParalympicsGB hasn't just been on the field of play, it's been what it's enabled off the field of play. 'So the platform that the Games provides for our athletes to have that voice, to demand changes in society.' Before joining ParalympicsGB in 2001, she was an athlete and then a coach in canoeing, which took her to the Olympics in 1996 and 2000.
Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Island Games close after a week of wins, friendship and memories
The 20th Island Games have come to an end after a sensational week for many of the 24 islands competing. The Faroe Islands, who will host the 2027 games, came top of the medals table with Jersey and Guernsey in second and third place. A closing ceremony concluded the event with a short handover ceremony followed by a private celebration for athletes and officials. This year, the 12-sport event returned to Scotland for the first time since 2005, when it was hosted by Shetland. Sunny weather that Orkney could only have dreamed of gave visitors from afar a great first impression of the archipelago. Andrew Inkster, chair of the International Island Games Association, said the games had been "truly incredible". "I always knew it would be," he said. "I had high hopes for Orkney and the community putting on an incredible spectacle. "The levels of support and the fantastic scenes we've seen all week, it's really been a memorable week and one that will last long in everybody's memories." The week kicked off with the opening ceremony at Kirkwall's Bignold Park in front of 2,500 people. The Princess Royal officially opened the games, while Scots TV presenter Lorraine Kelly and BBC Radio Orkney's Stewart Bain hosted the festivities. Smiling competitors joined together and marched down the streets waving the flags of their home islands. For Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles, there was plenty to celebrate. The hosts came 6th in the table, the best result they have ever seen in an Island Games. The Western Isles came 8th and Shetland in 14th place. Orkney struck success on the first day of the games, scooping gold for the Women's Triathlon and bronze for the Men's Triathlon thanks to Claire Rendall and Bobby Oag. Claire said she was "over the moon" and that her win didn't feel real. "My arms were going a bit dead by the time I got out of the water, but I thought, I'm not going to use them by the end of the race so might as well give it beans. "I've felt so much pressure. It's the first event, I just wanted to make Orkney proud." Ola the Orca brought fun to crowds across the events. The games' mascot was created by Sarah Sutcliffe, 12, who won a competition entered by 880 local children and young people. There were plenty of accompanying events throughout Kirkwall for children and young people to get involved. Local sprinter, Taylah Paterson, has been crowned Orkney's golden girl by locals. She won for Orkney in the 100m and 200m races. She also secured two gold medals in the 4x100m, and 4x400m group races. In 2022, Paterson represented Scotland in the Commonwealth Games. A year later, she welcomed her daughter Lara in to the world. Taylah says a lot of sacrifice has gone into her gold medals. "I picked up an injury at the start of the year and this didn't seem like the outcome that was going to be but, I kept telling myself even when I was injured, you're going to be a gold medallist at the island games." Taylah received her 100m medal from Hilary Rendall, previously known as Donaldson when she won gold in the 100m in first Island Games in 1985. The volunteers were another huge part of the games. Andrew Inkster said: "The tangerine dream, as they've been called, have been great "I think the visitors to the island have really appreciated that warm community feeling, which I knew Orkney would bring." Many of the athletes from the 24 island groups have been badge-swapping. Athletes and team members exchange pin badges with other island teams, proving that the so called 'friendly games' really is what it says. This practice is a fun way to break the ice with competitors and celebrate the spirit of the games. On Thursday, Grant Ferguson won the first gold for Shetland in the mountain biking cross country. He said: "I've done two Commonwealth Games for Scotland and then the Rio Olympics, which seems like a while ago now. "I do try and keep racing each year and I've kept quite a bit of fitness so to get the option to do the island games was like yeah of course, I'll have a go at that." Kara Hanlon, who is also a former Commonwealth Games athlete and comes from the Western Isles, broke two swimming records in the Women's 100m and 200m breaststroke. She received a gold medal for both, as well as gold in the Women's 100m Individual Medley and Women's 50m breaststroke. One of the biggest highlights of the week was the Orkney vs Shetland football knockout, where the teams played against each other to secure fifth place in the competition. Orkney won 3-2 in front of a 2,000-strong crowd. The week concluded on Friday, with athletics, football, gymnastics, badminton, cycling, sailing and squash events. The Western Isles women's half marathon team won, with Shetland in second and the Isle of Man third. Orkney's women's 4x100m relay team also got gold, as well as the 4x400m relay, securing Taylah Paterson her fourth gold medal. Planning any event can present major hurdles but Andrew Inkster said Orkney had outdone itself. "Being the smallest island ever to host was always a huge challenge for Orkney. It's handled these challenges really well. "I have no doubt the buzz after this week will last long and the memories certainly." A full list of Island Games 2025 results can be found here. Family of bakers on a roll as they take four Island Games medals Sleeping in cars and making friends - the Island Games volunteers Island Games: Everything you need to know about Orkney 2025
BBC News
18-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Island Games 2025 close after a week of friendship and memories
The 20th Island Games have come to an end after a sensational week for many of the 24 islands Faroe Islands, who will host the 2027 games, came top of the medals table with Jersey and Guernsey in second and third place.A closing ceremony concluded the event with a short handover ceremony followed by a private celebration for athletes and year, the 12-sport event returned to Scotland for the first time since 2005, when it was hosted by Shetland. Sunny weather that Orkney could only have dreamed of gave visitors from afar a great first impression of the Inkster, chair of the International Island Games Association, said the games had been "truly incredible". "I always knew it would be," he said. "I had high hopes for Orkney and the community putting on an incredible spectacle."The levels of support and the fantastic scenes we've seen all week, it's really been a memorable week and one that will last long in everybody's memories." The week kicked off with the opening ceremony at Kirkwall's Bignold Park in front of 2,500 Princess Royal officially opened the games, while Scots TV presenter Lorraine Kelly and BBC Radio Orkney's Stewart Bain hosted the competitors joined together and marched down the streets waving the flags of their home islands. For Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles, there was plenty to hosts came 6th in the table, the best result they have ever seen in an Island Western Isles came 8th and Shetland in 14th struck success on the first day of the games, scooping gold for the Women's Triathlon and bronze for the Men's Triathlon thanks to Claire Rendall and Bobby Oag. Claire said she was "over the moon" and that her win didn't feel real. "My arms were going a bit dead by the time I got out of the water, but I thought, I'm not going to use them by the end of the race so might as well give it beans."I've felt so much pressure. It's the first event, I just wanted to make Orkney proud." Ola the Orca brought fun to crowds across the games' mascot was created by Sarah Sutcliffe, 12, who won a competition entered by 880 local children and young were plenty of accompanying events throughout Kirkwall for children and young people to get involved. Local sprinter, Taylah Paterson, has been crowned Orkney's golden girl by won for Orkney in the 100m and 200m races. She also secured two gold medals in the 4x100m, and 4x400m group 2022, Paterson represented Scotland in the Commonwealth Games. A year later, she welcomed her daughter Lara in to the world. Taylah says a lot of sacrifice has gone into her gold medals."I picked up an injury at the start of the year and this didn't seem like the outcome that was going to be but, I kept telling myself even when I was injured, you're going to be a gold medallist at the island games."Taylah received her 100m medal from Hilary Rendall, previously known as Donaldson when she won gold in the 100m in first Island Games in 1985. The volunteers were another huge part of the games. Andrew Inkster said: "The tangerine dream, as they've been called, have been great"I think the visitors to the island have really appreciated that warm community feeling, which I knew Orkney would bring." Many of the athletes from the 24 island groups have been badge-swapping. Athletes and team members exchange pin badges with other island teams, proving that the so called 'friendly games' really is what it practice is a fun way to break the ice with competitors and celebrate the spirit of the games. On Thursday, Grant Ferguson won the first gold for Shetland in the mountain biking cross said: "I've done two Commonwealth Games for Scotland and then the Rio Olympics, which seems like a while ago now. "I do try and keep racing each year and I've kept quite a bit of fitness so to get the option to do the island games was like yeah of course, I'll have a go at that." Kara Hanlon, who is also a former Commonwealth Games athlete and comes from the Western Isles, broke two swimming records in the Women's 100m and 200m breaststroke. She received a gold medal for both, as well as gold in the Women's 100m Individual Medley and Women's 50m breaststroke. One of the biggest highlights of the week was the Orkney vs Shetland football knockout, where the teams played against each other to secure fifth place in the won 3-2 in front of a 2,000-strong week concluded on Friday, with athletics, football, gymnastics, badminton, cycling, sailing and squash events. The Western Isles women's half marathon team won, with Shetland in second and the Isle of Man women's 4x100m relay team also got gold, as well as the 4x400m relay, securing Taylah Paterson her fourth gold any event can present major hurdles but Andrew Inkster said Orkney had outdone itself. "Being the smallest island ever to host was always a huge challenge for Orkney. It's handled these challenges really well. "I have no doubt the buzz after this week will last long and the memories certainly."A full list of Island Games 2025 results can be found here.
