TEENAGE cancer victim Stephen Sutton has been honoured with an MBE in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours, just weeks after losing his fight against the disease.
The 19-year-old, who accepted the accolade before his death on May 14, is joined in the latest round of honours by A-lister Angelina Jolie, who receives an honorary damehood for her work to fight sexual violence.
More than 1,100 people have been recognised in the latest set of honours.
Stephen Sutton's MBE is backdated to the date of his death last month, which touched millions and resulted in a huge boost in donations to the Teenage Cancer Trust.
His mother Jane said that although he always said he did not want recognition for his charity work, even he acknowledged that to receive an MBE was "awesome" and definitely gave it his trademark "thumbs up".
The teenager, who was diagnosed with bowel cancer at 15, became a household name as he helped raise £4 million for the fight against cancer, staying positive throughout his illness despite his impending death.
