Paula Radcliffe, whose women’s world marathon record stood for 16 years, is to receive an OBE for services to sport at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.

The three-time London Marathon winner, 52, will be honoured at a ceremony where broadcaster and musician Cerys Matthews and DJ Carl Cox are also due to receive OBEs, both for services to music.

Radcliffe’s marathon best of 2:15:25 remained the women’s world record until 2019. Now a commentator, she built a competitive career extending well beyond the marathon, with World, European and Commonwealth medals across 10,000m, 5,000m and cross country.

For Matthews, 57, the award follows the MBE she received in 2014. Born in Cardiff, she was a founder member and singer of Catatonia and now presents a weekly programme on BBC Radio 6 Music. Her career has taken her from performing in a band to broadcasting music to a regular radio audience.

Cox, 64, has spent more than four decades in dance music, performing internationally and presenting programmes on radio and online platforms. His OBE was announced in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours.

He began as a mobile DJ at 15, playing funk, soul and disco. A £1,000 grant from The Prince’s Trust enabled him to buy his first professional DJ decks; in his twenties, he moved into the house and techno styles for which he became known.

His subsequent career has brought 16 DJ Awards, five International Dance Music Awards and an NME Award. Reflecting on the honour, Cox emphasised both the longevity of his work and his continuing commitment to it.

“I’ve always loved what I do,” he said. “Getting the OBE, it was based on my work, which I still continue to do… I’ve been able to touch people with my music for years and years and years, over the decades, flying the flag for a British man all over the world.”