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June 3, 2010

Jenson joins elite list

Posted on 03/06/2010

Jenson Button poses with his MBE © Getty Images

Jenson Button has described meeting the Queen and being awarded an MBE as ‘a very great honour’ and ‘a significant milestone in my life’.

The 2009 world champion, who also has a street named after him in his home town of Frome, joins an illustrious list of sporting MBEs including clay target shooter George Digweed, Badminton star Gail Emms, canoeist Anna Hemmings, gymnast Beth Tweddle and Blackburn Rovers striker Jason Roberts.

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