First recipients of Elizabeth Emblem for those who died in line of duty revealed

After a campaign by their fathers, Bryn Hughes and Paul Bone, it was announced earlier this year that the emblem would be awarded to the next of kin of police officers, firefighters and other public servants. Bone, from Pool-in-Wharfedale, West Yorkshire, said every public sector worker who dies in the line of duty should have the opportunity to be remembered and honoured.

It's vitally important, not just for Nicola and Fiona and for other police officers, but for all public sector workers who are killed or die in the line of duty or in operational circumstances. It's vitally important that they're recognised and remembered.

Hughes said politicians had told him the award was long overdue, adding there was an element of surprise that nothing like this existed before. Both men met the prime minister and the Cabinet Office minister, Pat McFadden, on Wednesday.

The design of the emblem includes a rosemary wreath, a traditional symbol of remembrance, surrounding a Tudor crown and the inscription For a Life Given in Service.

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