Which celebs have been given an award by the King?

Strictly Come Dancing hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, darts champion Luke Littler, and footballing legend David Beckham have been named in the King's special Birthday Honours list.

The Birthday Honours List recognises celebrities and local community heroes for their amazing achievements or service to the country, by awarding them with honours such as an OBE, MBE or CBE.

The awards are handed out twice a year in the UK - once at New Year, and then again in June on the monarch's official birthday.

This year 1,200 people are on the main honours list with the youngest person being honoured aged 11 and the oldest aged 106.

Presenters Tess Daley and Claudia Winkleman have been awarded MBEs

Dames Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman have both been awarded an MBE for their services to broadcasting.

"I am ridiculously lucky and will celebrate with Tess by doing a paso doble," Winkleman said.

Tess Daly said she almost missed out on accepting the honour after the letter was sent to the wrong address.

Footballing legend Sir David Beckham has been awarded a knighthood for services to sport and charity, and said he was "immensely proud".

"I'm so lucky to be able to do the work that I do and I'm grateful to be recognised for work that gives me so much fulfilment," he said.

What is the UK Honours system?

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The UK honours system is a way to award and recognise celebrities, government workers, and ordinary people for their achievements or services to the country.

The honours list consists of knights and dames, appointments to the Order of the British Empire and gallantry and bravery awards.

Different people get different awards depending what they have done. The main awards include:

Companion of Honour - Limited to 65 people. Recipients wear the initials CH after their name

Knight or Dame

CBE - Commander of the Order of the British Empire

OBE - Officer of the Order of the British Empire

MBE - Member of the Order of the British Empire

BEM - British Empire Medal

How are people chosen for the Honours List?

Former Footballer David Beckham met the King at a charity event

Anyone can be put forward for an honour, but the decision about who gets an honour - and the type of honour they get - is made by a special committee.

The committee's decisions go to the prime minister and then, finally, to the King for approval.

Not everyone wants an honour though, and people are allowed to turn down the award, which occasionally happens.

Poet Benjamin Zephaniah turned down an OBE because of the association with the British Empire and its history of slavery.

People can also have their honour taken away from them if they are disgraced or behave in a bad way.