Not many people here in Westminster have a good word to say about the Theresa May years. But down in tiny San Marino, all that appears to be very different. For the landlocked republic recently chose to lavish two of its most prestigious honours on May and her Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, with both flying there in October to have their honours conferred. Hunt received the prestigious Order of Saint Agatha at the rank Grand Officer; May’s was even better, receiving the same order at the highest rank: Grand Cross.
The awards were given, according to the Consulate of the Republic of San Marino to the UK, for May’s merits ‘not only as a former UK Prime Minister and and a strong woman in UK politics’ but for her work promoting the rights of women worldwide, while Hunt got his for ‘promoting San Marino best interests in the UK,’ for supporting the republic during the pandemic and for ‘his dedicated work in leading his own charity and supporting other charities worldwide.
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