A professional darts player from Milton Keynes has been named in the King’s Birthday Honours list.

Fallon Sherrock, 28, received her MBE on June 16 for her services to the sport.

She became the first woman to win a match at the PDC World Championship in 2019, beating Ted Evetts and Mensur Suljovic on her way to the third round at Alexandra Palace, earning the nickname ‘Queen of the Palace’.

Two years later she became the first woman in darts history to reach the quarter-finals of a major tournament as she again beat Suljovic en route to the last eight of the Grand Slam of Darts.

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She told www.pdc.tv: “To have received this level of recognition for my contribution to the game I love is beyond my wildest dreams.

“I never considered that I would ever receive such an esteemed honour and I am beyond grateful.

“I have been fortunate to hear of the widespread impact that my success has had in getting more people watching and playing darts, and particularly in inspiring girls and young women to take up darts and other sports.

"That makes me incredibly proud and excited.

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“I am looking forward to visiting Buckingham Palace to receive this honour, which I regard as a reflection of the enormous popularity of darts and as a symbol of hope and possibility for aspiring darts players and sportswomen across the country.”