The widow of a Red Arrows pilot who launched a charity in his memory has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours, announced today.

Dr Emma Egging founded the Jon Egging Trust following the death of her husband, Flt Lt Jon Egging, at the Bournemouth Air Show in 2011.

The couple previously lived together in Morcott in Rutland, where Jon is buried, but now Emma lives in Colsterworth. She received the award for services to vulnerable people.

The Jon Egging Trust (JET) aims to help young people achieve by building up their their self-confidence, self-esteem and other important life and work skills through a series of workshops.

On the trust website trust, Dr Egging said: "As CEO I am proud to lead a team of 21 dedicated and talented staff and over 200 inspirational volunteers. I am extremely grateful to our military partners as well as business and industry in the areas where we operate for the time and resources they give in support of our young people.

"A catalyst for change, as an organisation we work tirelessly to improve the life-chances of young people by providing them with training in teamwork, leadership and employability skills. My ambition is to reach out to as many young people in need of help across the country as possible and by 2031 we aim to have reached 1 million young people across the UK."

Earlier this year, Emma undertook 'ten tasks' to mark the tenth anniversary of the charity, as previously reported by Nub News.

This week, as also reported by Nub News, it also launched an education initiative to help young people.

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Check later for more award winners, but a full list can be found here.