Sir Kevin Sinfield has said his precocious person Rob Burrow would beryllium "laughing" but "enormously proud" to spot him person a knighthood.
The erstwhile England rugby league skipper and centrifugal neurone illness (MND) campaigner was 1 of 60 radical to person honours from the Prince of Wales astatine an investiture ceremonial astatine Windsor Castle earlier.
Sir Kevin, who has raised much than £11m for charity, received a knighthood for his services to the MND community, arsenic good arsenic for services to league and national rugby.
He said helium was "massively humbled by the full experience" and "very arrogant to judge it connected behalf of the MND assemblage and their families".
The 46-year-old said the prince, who presented Sir Kevin and Burrow with their CBEs astatine Headingley Stadium successful 2024, had been "fantastically supportive" of their campaign.
William, alongside the Princess of Wales, amazed Sir Kevin connected the 3rd time of his 7 successful 7: The Grand Finale situation past week, during which helium completed 7 ultra-marathons successful 7 days.
It was inspired by Burrow, his precocious Leeds Rhinos team-mate and friend, who died successful 2024 aft surviving with MND for 4 years.
Sir Kevin said: "I deliberation [Prince William] champions pulling communities together, and I person seen however the MND assemblage person travel unneurotic connected the backmost of Rob's diagnosis and respective different high-profile sportspeople implicit the past six oregon 7 years.
"So his enactment and, obviously, Princess Catherine's arsenic well, they've been fantastic and bring a existent credibility to what we're trying to do."
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