Leona Lewis and Myleene Klass have been honoured in an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle.
X Factor winner Leona has been made an OBE for services to music and charity whilst presenter and singer Myleene has received an MBE for services to women’s health, miscarriage awareness and charity.
Leona, 40, won the third series of The X Factor in 2006 and went on to achieve success with singles including Bleeding Love, Run and Better In Time.
The British singer-songwriter from Islington, north London, became a seven-time Brit award nominee and was nominated three times for a Grammy award.
She has also carried out charity work with a number of organisations including the Prince’s Trust, the Teenage Cancer Trust and WWF.
Myleene, 47, has campaigned for paid bereavement leave to be extended to those who experience a miscarriage.
Leona Lewis and Myleene Klass have been honoured in an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle
X Factor winner Leona has been made an OBE for services to music and charity
The mother of three suffered four miscarriages and has spoken openly about the psychological effects of baby loss on women.
She is an ambassador for the pregnancy and baby charity Tommy’s and fronted the Bafta-nominated documentary Myleene Klass: Miscarriage And Me in 2021, in which she met women around the UK to hear their experiences.
Myleene has said she is ‘so proud’ of how far she had come and reflected on how she had battled back ‘from a very dark place’.
Talking to the BBC earlier this year she said: ‘When I think back to how all of this started, it all came from a very dark place, and I certainly didn’t have it in mind to become a campaigner at the time.
‘Anyone who has experienced baby loss will know how personal and difficult it is to vocalise this level of trauma.’
Myleene has championed changes to the Women’s Health Strategy, advocating for earlier support for women rather than waiting until they have experienced three miscarriages.
Her efforts have focused on improving miscarriage care and raising awareness about the emotional and heartbreaking toll of baby loss.
The musician has used her platform to push for government reforms and has played a key role in ensuring baby loss is addressed as a critical health issue.
Leona, 40, won the third series of The X Factor in 2006 and went on to achieve success with singles including Bleeding Love, Run and Better In Time
Myleene, 47, has campaigned for paid bereavement leave to be extended to those who experience a miscarriage
The mother of three suffered four miscarriages and has spoken openly about the psychological effects of baby loss on women
She added: ‘If you suffered three heart attacks you wouldn’t only be offered support after the third one and so it shouldn’t be the same with baby loss’.
The former Hear’Say singer’s work has been widely praised for its impact on breaking the silence around miscarriage and offering hope and support to other women.
Myleene has been working with MP Sarah Owen, MP Olivia Blake, Miscarriage Association, and Tommys for a law to be introduced so that women and their partners would be able to take leave.
In March, Myleene fought back the tears on Loose Women last month as they congratulated her on her MBE.
At the start of the episode of the ITV show, Christine Lampard shared the news that she had been given the outstanding achievement.
Myleene explained: ‘It’s for my services to miscarriage.
‘So it feels really important, but because it is that subject matter all that work understandably feels really sad and really heavy.’
The singer has been busy working behind the scenes to help educate young boys and girls about fertility.
The former Hear’Say singer’s work has been widely praised for its impact on breaking the silence around miscarriage and offering hope and support to other women
The former Hear’Say singer’s work has been widely praised for its impact on breaking the silence around miscarriage and offering hope and support to other women
The star is a proud mum to three kids, five-year-old son Apollo, with fiancé Simon Motson and her two daughters Ava, 17, and Hero, 13, with her ex husband Graham Quinn (Pictured with her partner Simon Motson and her kids Apollo, Hero and Ava)
Christine praised her highly for the work that she’s doing and said to Myleene: ‘Your work has been amazing.
‘To hear all of these big names, including The King seeing the word miscarriage and know it something you’re working on and that we’re dealing with. It’s fantastic.’
Myleene replied: ‘You’re going to make me cry!’
The star is a proud mum to three kids, five-year-old son Apollo, with fiancé Simon Motson and her two daughters Ava, 17, and Hero, 13, with her ex husband Graham Quinn.
If you have been affected by this story, you can seek advice at www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk or by calling 01924 200 799
