Ennis among Olympic stars to receive honors

Celebrity February 28, 2013

Ennis among Olympic stars to receive honors

Photo: AP Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis poses for the media after she received her Commander of the British Empire (CBE) medal from Queen Elizabeth II during an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London, Thursday Feb. 28, 2013. Ennis is among a number of British gold medal winners from the recent London 2012 Olympic Games to be honored by the Queen in recognition of their sporting achievements.

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LONDON (AP) — Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis was one of a number of British gold medalists from the London Games to collect honors from Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.

Ennis said it was a "nerve-wracking" experience to meet the queen and be made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Ennis added that the queen said "the summer was amazing" and asked how training was going.

Other Olympians honored at Buckingham Palace on Thursday were cyclist Jason Kenny, long jumper Greg Rutherford and boxer Nicola Adams. Dave Brailsford, the performance director of Britian's successful cycling team, was knighted.

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