Proud Joanna tweets pic of her MBE
What an amazing morning at Buckingham Palace! Here I am with my MBE :) http://t.co/g60pqI9FgQ
From @JoannaRowsell on Twitter:Honour for Olympic cyclist
Olympic cycling champion Joanna Rowsell, from Sutton, has collected her MBE from Buckingham Palace today.
Joanna: not even the Queen can make me nervous now
Joanna Rowsell told ITV News that collecting her MBE at Buckingham Palace was a relatively stress-free experience.
She told Natalie Pirks that not even meeting the Queen could make her nervous now.
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Sutton cycling champ receives MBE
Joanna Rowsell has been awarded an MBE for services to cycling, after becoming an Olympic champion last year.
Olympic champ tweets of MBE excitement
Cyclist Joanna Rowsell tweeted a picture of her hat box, as she prepared for today's outing to Buckingham Palace.
The Olympic champion from Sutton said she was "so excited" about the occasion.
Getting organised for going to Buckingham Palace tomorrow morning! :) #soexcited #MBE http://t.co/jfKdFVN8t7
From @JoannaRowsell on Twitter:MBE to add to gold medal
Olympic cyclist Joanna Rowsell will be made an MBE at Buckingham Palace later for services to cycling. Joanna, who is from Sutton, won gold in the Womens Team Pursuit in the 2012 Olympics.
Joanna, who has alopecia, is currently the National, European and World champion in her event and also the World Record Holder. The condition means she lost all her hair when she was 10 years old.
On her website, Joanna said she had recently been doing work with Alopecia UK, meeting people in the same situation, who had never met anyone else with the condition. She said since the Olympics, she had felt much more able to talk about it.