The Queen’s mid-year Honours List is not as extensive as that for the New Year, but nonetheless contains names from the hospitality sector, and sectors related to it such as tourism and design.
Amongst those recognised this year are:
Commander, OBE – Penelope, Viscountess Cobham – Chairman, VisitEngland – services to tourism
OBE – Vanessa Brady, interior designer and Founder of the Society of British and International Design – services to the design industry
OBE – Dr Howard James Hastings, Hastings Hotels Group – services to tourism and hospitality
OBE – Julian Metcalfe, MBE, Founder of Pret a Manger and Itsu chains – services to the hospitality industry
OBE – William Wolsey, Managing Director, Beannchor Ltd – services to Business and the Hospitality Industry in Northern Ireland
MBE – Eugene Patrick James McKeever, The McKeever Hotel Group – services to Tourism and Hospitality in Northern Ireland
MBE – Richard Bertrand Player, Higher Exceutive Officer, MoD – services to Defence Catering
MBE – Stella Lindsay West Harling, Founder, Ashburton Cookery School – services to the Hospitality Industry in Devon