Today dozens of people will be getting recognised for the outstanding contributions they have made to their communities.

Coinciding with King Charles III's birthday, the honours are a tradition that falls on the reining monarch's birthday.

The purpose of the honours is to award people whose actions make life better for other people or who are outstanding at what they do. 

Below are Berkshire residents who have been recognised in today's honours (June 17).

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Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Roy Andrew Ledgister. For services to Social Mobility. (Ascot, Berkshire)

Dr Susan Pope. Forensic Scientist, Principal Forensic Services. For services to Forensic Science and to the Criminal Justice System. (Reading, Berkshire)

Dr Edward Rowland. Lately Medical Director, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust. For services to Cardiology. (Reading, Berkshire)

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Lisa Karen Ashford. Director and Chief Executive Officer, Ethex. For services to Impact Investment. (Reading, Berkshire)

Prudence Bray. Chair, Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors and Campaigners. For Political Service. (Wokingham, Berkshire)

Emma Rose Cantrell. Founder and Chief Executive Officer, First Days Children’s Charity. For services to Children and Vulnerable People in Wokingham, Berkshire. (Wokingham, Berkshire)

Winston George Ellis. Ambassador, BAME Health Collaborative. For charitable services to Ethnic Minority communities. (Wokingham, Berkshire)

Dr Stewart John Harding. Lately Co-Founder, Parks Agency and Director, GreenSpace. For services to Heritage and Park Conservation. (Reading, Berkshire)

Robert Malcolm Naish. Lately Protector, Canal and River Trust. For services to the Canal Network. (Reading, Berkshire)

Jane Elizabeth Stanford-Beale. Volunteer and Chief Executive Officer, Autism Berkshire. For services to Young People with Autism and their Families. (Reading, Berkshire)

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Iain Douglas Tolhurst. Organic Farmer. For services to Agriculture. (Reading, Berkshire)

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

John Mark McDowell. For services to the community in Slough, Berkshire. (Slough, Berkshire)

Victoria Robertson. Founder and Chief Executive, Kaleidoscopic UK. For services to Victims of Domestic Violence and to Refugees. (Wokingham, Berkshire)

Shula Anita Joan Tajima. Director, Windsor and Maidenhead Youth and Community Counselling Service. For services to the community in Berkshire. (Maidenhead, Berkshire)

Jaime Terese Eastham Thurston. Founder and Chief Executive Officer, 52 Lives. For services to Charity. (Reading, Berkshire)

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Clive Edward Frank Waterman. For services to the Reading Male Voice Choir and to Charity. (Reading, Berkshire)