CRP founder Valerie Taylor receives CBE insignia from Duchess of Edinburgh

Dr Valerie Taylor, founder of the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), has received the insignia of Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) at a ceremony attended by Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh.

The insignia was presented to her at the British High Commission in Dhaka, according to a statement issued by the High Commission on Wednesday. British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke attended the ceremony.

Taylor, a British physiotherapist, was awarded the CBE in The King's Birthday Honours 2025 in recognition of her services to disadvantaged people in Bangladesh.

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She founded CRP in Bangladesh in 1979, beginning a journey of service that has had a lasting impact on the lives of people with disabilities.

Her contribution to humanity was previously recognised in 1995, when she received an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) from Queen Elizabeth II.