Lionesses supervisor Sarina Wiegman has been awarded an honorary damehood by Prince William after main England to back-to-back Euro wins.
Wiegman is Dutch and subsequently can’t be made a substantive dame. As a substitute she has picked up the honorary title, as a result of the Netherlands doesn’t have a British monarch as its head of state.
She mentioned upon being awarded the title at Windsor Citadel on Tuesday: ‘I really feel very privileged to obtain my honorary Damehood from His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales at Windsor Citadel at present.
‘It’s a day I’ll always remember and made much more particular by sharing it with members of my household.
‘I wish to once more specific my honest gratitude for this honour and for the continued respect and heat I expertise from the English individuals. I thank everybody for his or her help.’
Wiegman was named within the King’s New 12 months’s Honours checklist on the finish of 2025, alongside a number of members of her England workforce.
England supervisor Sarina Wiegman (left) has been awarded an honourary damehood by Prince William (proper)
Captain Leah Williamson was awarded a CBE, with Alex Greenwood, Keira Walsh, Georgia Stanway and Ella Toone all being honoured with MBEs.
Wiegman mentioned on the time: ‘I wish to specific my honest gratitude for this honour. After I first arrived in England, I might by no means have imagined the respect and heat I’ve skilled from the English individuals. I deeply thank the followers for his or her help.
‘This title is a mirrored image of my distinctive workforce of gamers and workers. My congratulations go to Alex, Ella, Georgia, Keira, Leah and in addition Dr Ritan Mehta who’ve all been celebrated for his or her sensible contributions.
‘Our workforce values imply that when there’s recognition for one, then there’s recognition for all. I wish to pay tribute to each member of our EURO squad. They need to all be celebrated for every little thing they dropped at the pitch and for the optimistic position they play in society. I am proud to work alongside such a devoted group of individuals.’
The previous Netherlands coach took over the England workforce in 2021 and led them to success at Euro 2022 and Euro 2025.
She additionally reached the World Cup ultimate in 2023, and signed a brand new two-year contract extension earlier this yr, which can take her to the tip of the 2029 Euros.
