AN MSP and a couple who set up a charity after their daughter was killed in Afghanistan are among the Scots recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list.
Nationwide’s chief executive, who becomes a dame, and the Scottish boss of Greggs are also among those honoured, along with a historian who was involved in creating the Great Tapestry of Scotland, and the manager of a poppy factory.
Labour MSP Pam Duncan-Glancy is made an MBE for political and public service.
She has been MSP for the Glasgow region since May 2021 and is the first permanent wheelchair user elected to the Scottish Parliament.
She said: “I’m really, really proud to have been given this honour for the work that I’ve done in the community and for disability rights.
“It’s a real honour to do this. When I got elected as an MSP, I said I was a wee working class woman in a wheelchair.
“To think that I could be a wee working class woman in a wheelchair who’s also got an MBE, I just thought that was pretty special.”
Historian Alistair Moffat, 74, who founded the Borders Book Festival and was a key figure in the creation of The Great Tapestry of Scotland in 2010, is also recognised in the list. He becomes an MBE in recognition of services to literature and culture.
Others Scots recognised include Charles Pelling, manager of the Lady Haig Poppy Factory in Edinburgh, and social media influencer Zahrah Mahmood, also known as the Hillwalking Hijabi.
Recently retired Police Scotland Assistant Chief Constable Gary Ritchie has been awarded the King’s Police Medal (KPM), while the force’s chief officer of human resources, Nicky Page, becomes an MBE for services to policing, equality and health.
Jenna Speirs, and her parents Caroline and Duncan Speirs, have each been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for the work they have done with the charity they started after Jenna’s twin brother Calum died of cancer aged 12.
The King’s Fire Service Medal is awarded to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service’s volunteer leader Gerry Ralston, and watch commander John Aitchison.
Sarah Stevenson, Scottish Ambulance Service corporate risk manager, receives the King’s Ambulance Service Medal.
