Britain’s former top female police officer who was in charge of the operation that led to the death of innocent Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes has been awarded a CBE by the Queen today.
Cressida Dick, who quit Scotland Yard to take up a job in the Foreign Office last year, received the honour during an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London.
The 54-year-old wore her Metropolitan Police uniform as she collected the honour from the monarch, who wore a dusky rose dress. – READ MORE