"Supergran" Ann Timson gets bravery award from the Queen

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Ann Timpson from Northampton foiled a raid on a jewellers after tackling the thieves with her handbag Credit: ITV

Ann Timson, the grandmother who tackled armed raiders in Northampton town centre with only her handbag, has been given a Queen’s Commendation for Bravery.

Ann Timson, who was 71 at the time, stopped a raid on a jeweller's shop in 2011 and it led to her being dubbed "Supergran".

Her exploits were captured on camera by a television crew who happened to be filming in the area in February 2011. The images became an internet sensation and Ann Timson became famous all over the world.