Olympic diver Tom Daley received an OBE – Order Of The British Empire at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.
The 28-year-old posed with husband Dustin Lance Black, 48, with his award which was given to him for services to diving, as well as in recognition of his charity work and his support of LGBTQ+ rights.
Father-of-one Tom, dressed in a black Dior suit and silver tie with patterned shoes, had a huge smile on his face as he took part in a photocall.
Olympian Tom Daley (left), wass joined by husband Dustin Lance Black as he received his OBE at Windsor Castle for services to diving and charity work on Tuesday
He first represented Great Britain at the Olympics in 2008, aged just 14.
Tom then went on to represent Team GB at London 2012, Rio 2016 and at Tokyo 2020, where he won gold alongside Matty Lee in the men’s synchronised 10m platform event.
He has continuously championed the rights of the LGBTQ+ community after coming out in 2013, and has called for countries where homosexuality can be punished by death to be banned from competing in the Olympic Games.
Other prominent sportsmen honoured on the day were 2020 Paralympic champion in wheelchair fencing Piers Gilliver and Olympic swimmer Calum Jarvis, who helped the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay team reach the final of Tokyo 2020, in which the team went on to win gold.
It comes after Tom collected the Swinton Insurance Sports Personality of the Year prize at the 2022 British LGBT Awards last week having been a force for activism and LGBT+ inclusion.
Source: | Dailymail.co.uk