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Honours for London 2012 team
Olympians, Paralympians, and others involved in making London 2012 a success, will receive honours at Buckingham Palace today.
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New MBEs update Twitter profiles
London 2012 medallists Natasha Baker and Louis Smith have updated their Twitter profiles with their new titles.
They were formally presented with their honours by the Queen earlier today.
Louis Smith: I think MBE is frozen to my hand
Olympic gymnast Louis Smith has tweeted about being awarded with an MBE this afternoon.
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Olympic gymnast Louis Smith awarded MBE
The Olympic gymnast Louis Smith has received his Member of the British Empire (MBE) medal in an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
Gymnast Louis Smith 'chilling' with his MBE
Louis Smith has tweeted this photo of himself "chilling" with his MBE:
Rower Sophie Hosking collects her gong
Sophie Hosking, from Wimbledon, was also awarded an MBE for services to rowing.
The athlete, who won gold in the Lightweight Women's Double Scull at London 2012, learned to row at school in Kingston and now trains at the London Rowing Club in Putney.
London traffic almost ruins Paralympian's MBE moment
Paralympic champion Natasha Baker almost didn't make it in time to receive her MBE this morning.
She tweeted from her car on the M4, panicking about the traffic. But thankfully she got to Buckingham Palace in time to receive her gong from the Queen.
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Louis Smith receives MBE
Olympian Louis Smith, who scooped silver on the pommel horse at London 2012, has described being awarded the MBE as the proudest moment of his life.
The gymnast, who also won a bronze in the men's team competition at the London Games, trains in Basildon in Essex.
Louis forgets Buckingham Palace invite
Olympic silver-medallist Louis Smith has revealed on Twitter that he turned up at Buckingham Palace without his invitation.
The gymnast, who trains in Basildon in Essex, blamed his manager for forgetting it.
Smith will be presented with an MBE today.
Louis Smith 'proud' to be receiving MBE today
Gymnast Louis Smith will join fellow Olympians today at Buckingham Palace to receive an MBE.
After winning a silver and bronze medal in the London 2012 Olympics, he said being chosen for the honour was the proudest moment of his life.
Following the Olympics, Smith won BBC dance series Strictly Come Dancing.
MBE for gold medal winner Sophie Hosking
Sophie Hosking, who won a gold medal in lightweight women's double sculls, will be presented with an MBE at the investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace today.