Queen Elizabeth II.The former Olympic athlete has now hit back at the criticism in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.He insisted he “worked hard” in order to be recognised “at the very top”.Linford earned the honour after becoming the World, Olympic, European and Commonwealth champion at once, before being awarded an OBE and the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.Reflecting on the moment he received his OBE from the Queen, Linford said: “I got my OBE from the Queen and I’d already met her earlier on in the year at the Commonwealth Games and she gave us the medal.“So it wasn’t as nerve-racking as it would have been if I had just met her for the first time.“And she is sweet, she is a really genuinely nice person and if she wasn’t the.
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