Ellie Goulding receives MBE from Prince William at Windsor Castle for her services to biodiversity and the climate – 15 years after performing at his wedding to Kate Middleton
Ellie Goulding received an MBE from Prince William at Windsor Castle on Wednesday for her services to biodiversity and the climate – 15 years after performing at his wedding to Kate Middleton.
The singer, 39, who welcomed her second child in March beamed as her Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) was pinned to her white peplum blazer.
She wore a white suit which had a brown detail running around the hips and she completed the look with a netted hat.
Ellie is a global environmental ambassador for the UN and was recognised in the New Year’s Honours list.
Taking to Instagram in January, Ellie shared several photos of herself engaged in activist work, including speaking at the UN and with former US Vice President Kamala Harris.
Ellie Goulding received an MBE from Prince William at Windsor Castle on Wednesday for her services to biodiversity and the climate as she called it a ‘great honour’
The singer, 39, who welcomed her second child in March beamed as her Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) was pinned to her white peplum blazer
She proudly stood outside the castle while holding up her MBE
Alongside the post, she wrote: ‘It is such a great honour to receive an MBE for services to biodiversity and climate. From the get go I have been guided and helped by women in this space.
‘Last year we really saw and felt how much the climate and nature crisis is intensifying.
‘But we continue to be carried forward by the incredible women holding the line – scientists, activists, lawyers, communicators, teachers, farmers, mothers, aunties, Indigenous leaders, and youth voices.
‘The talent pool is deep, fearless, and just keeps charging forwards. I am lifted on the shoulders of giants. Extremely proud.
‘Thank you for the tremendous amount of love and congratulations I’ve received the past week. Love, Dr Ellie Goulding MBE x.’
Ellie has been friends with Prince William for many years and performed at his 2011 wedding reception to Kate Middleton, singing a cover of Your Song for the couple’s first dance.
She reunited with them at the Earthshot Prize Awards in Boston in 2022 and was previously rumoured to have dated Prince Harry.
In 2013, Ellie took part in the Chime For Change concert, a global female empowerment initiative founded by Beyonce Knowles, actress Salma Hayek-Pinault and former Gucci creative director Frida Giannini to raise awareness for women’s issues related to education, health and justice.
She is also patron of The Marylebone Project, which provides services for homeless women, and is an ambassador for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
She was appointed a global goodwill ambassador for the UN Environment Programme in 2017 and is now a global environmental ambassador.