Gilly Carr (St John’s College 1994) has been awarded an OBE in the King’s New Year’s Honours list for services to Holocaust research and education.

In 2002 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and in the 2025 New Year’s Honours List he was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) “for Services to Journalism and Public Service Broadcasting”.

President, Mind and Vice-President, Fauna & Flora International. For services to Mental Health Awareness, the Environment and to Charity