Honour

Hero sailor Jean le Cam among France's July 14 honours list

Actress Laetitia Casta and French-American choreographer Carolyn Carlson were also among the 467 people honoured for their services to the nation in this July 14 legion d'honneur list

Campaigners for Britons abroad recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours

Harry Shindler, who turns 100 in July, is among those honoured as are leaders of the rights groups British in Europe and BHOV

New Year Honour for French cancer carer

Catherine Hartley will receive the award from the British Ambassador to France at the Embassy in Paris

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French honour for teen who wired D-Day's radio control

A model ship led to youngster's wartime recruitment to MI6

French killer data shows IS links, as victims honoured

USB sticks belonging to police killer Mickaël Harpon contained Islamic State (IS) videos and data on his colleagues, police have said, as it is announced that his victims are to receive la Légion d'Honneur.

Confirmed: Simone Veil will enter Panthéon this year

The late Simone Veil, former lawyer and politician, who died in June 2017 aged 89, is to enter the Panthéon mausoleum in Paris in June this year, President Macron has confirmed.

D-Day vet Bob receives his Légion d’Honneur

It took a few letters but 72 years after jumping from his landing craft on to Sword Beach in Normandy on D-Day Bob Jones has finally received his Légion d’Honneur from the French government.