The couple, from Sheffield, set up a charity to help others after their son took his own life.
Charles and Liz Ritchie set up the Gambling with Lives charity following the death of son Jack in November 2017
Mrs Ritchie said: "We thought it was a positive thing to accept the MBE on behalf of everybody who's died and their families who have worked with us. "It can be stopped, and what this MBE feels like is that it's a recognition of the harm," Mrs Ritchie said.Chris Kamara has been recognised for services to football and tackling racism
The former footballer and manager, from Wakefield, endured years of racial abuse throughout his 21-year playing career, which saw stints at Leeds United, Sheffield United and Bradford City as well at several other clubs.Helena Whitbread decoded and transcribed Anne Lister's diaries in the 1980s
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