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Jessica Sansome

The celebrities recognised in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours including Raheem Sterling and Judge Rinder

The second honours list of 2021 has been released, and another host of celebrities have been recognised for going above and beyond the call of duty.

It wasn't long ago the UK was celebrating another list of heroes in similar fashion, after 2020's Birthday Honours were delayed.

Now there's a brand new catalogue of incredible people ready to be recognised by royalty, with MBEs, OBEs, CBEs and more handed out.

As well as the everyday people honoured for their services to the country, the Birthday Honours list also recognises some famous faces who have done the same.

Below are all of the superstars, celebrities and sports personalities honoured in 2021,

Among the famous faces is Manchester City star Raheem Sterling.

The footballer has been honoured for racial equality in sport, following his continued fight against racism and discrimination.

Raheem, 26, has spoken extensively about being subjected to vile online abuse throughout his career for both club and country.

Raheem Sterling (PA)

Also in sport, former national team manager Roy Hodgson has received a CBE for services to football and Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has been awarded an MBE for services to football and charity, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sue Barker, best known as the lead presenter of the BBC’s Wimbledon tennis coverage, joins former England manager Roy in being awarded a CBE.

In music, singer Lulu – who shot to fame aged just 15 when Shout, a cover of the Isley Brothers track, became a hit – has been made a CBE.

The singer, 72, has turned her hand to musical theatre, television and more across a six-decade career and is being recognised for services to music, entertainment and charity.

Alison Moyet, who celebrates the milestone 60th birthday on June 18, has been recognised for services to music after a four-decade career and has described the news as a "remarkable, happy-making 60th birthday surprise".

Being made a dame in the Queen’s Birthday Honours is Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith.

The restaurateur and broadcaster, 81, is recognised for services to food, broadcasting and charity.

Former Strictly Come Dancing judge and choreographer Arlene Phillips has also been made a dame.

Arlene Phillips has been made a dame (Getty Images)

The Prestwich-born dancer has been recognised for services to dance and charity.

Robert Rinder - also known as Judge Ringer - has said being made an MBE on the same day as his mother has made the experience "all the richer and frankly the more beautiful".

The barrister and TV judge, 43, is being honoured for services to Holocaust education and awareness, as is his mother Angela Cohen, who is chairwoman of the '45 Aid Society, a charity set up by a group of child Holocaust survivors in 1963.

Angela Cohen (Robert Rinder's mother) with Robert and Leon Rytz, last survivor of Treblinka death camp, during their BBC programme My Family, The Holocaust and Me (BBC/Wall to Wall Media Ltd/Tom Hayward)

Game of Thrones actor Jonathan Pryce has been awarded a knighthood as he is recognised for services to drama and charity.

The actor was nominated for an Oscar for his turn as Pope Francis, and acclaimed for his role as the High Sparrow in Game Of Thrones.

And poet and play Lemn Sissay, who is also chancellor of the University of Manchester, has been honoured for services to literature and charity.

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