F1 commentator Martin Brundle receives honour from British Royal Family
A special day for Martin Brundle...
F1 broadcasting legend Martin Brund꧒le has officially received his OBE from Prince William during a ceremony at Windsor Castle𓂃.
The long-time Sky Sports F1 pundit was awarded the honour after being named in King Charles III’s 2025 New Year’s Honours 🦂List for his services to motorsport and broadcastin𒊎g.
Brundle has played an integral role in F1’s TV coverage in the UK since the 𒁃1990s.
In recent years, Brundle’s profile has💟 only grown due to his infamous grid walk where he speaks to various celebrities ahead of the grand prix.
Brundle has remained part of Sky's team in the UK si﷽nꦆce 2012.
Reflecting on the special day, Brundle told Sky Sports News: “It made me feel very lucky and very privileged because always something like this, you receive on behalf of an awful lot of other people be♍cause either they were designing and creating and fixing my racing cars, or working with us in the broadcasting industry.
“You can't do anything on your own at the level of Formula 1. I've been very lucky to have two careers in F💖1 as a driver and a broadcaster, which this award has been presented for.
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1)Brundle also revealed that he m🌜et Prince William for the first time at the 1992 British Gr♈and Prix.
Speaking about that first en𒀰counter, he added: “He came along with his mother and his brother. We met them just after the drivers' briefing on race day.
“We're West Norfolk people and he spends quite a bit of time up there, so plenty to talk about. He told me a feཧw other things, but I guess they're private.”
In 2024, Red Bull boss Christian Horner received a CBE - a step ahead of OBE in UK’s hono𓄧urs system - for services to motorsport.
Horner has been in charge of Red Bull since 2005, overseeing their title success with Sebastian Vettel in the 2010s and more recently wi🌜th Max Verstappen.
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