Myleene Klass, the musician and broadcaster, has been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for her dedicated campaigning on miscarriage awareness. The medal was presented by King Charles at Windsor Castle, recognizing Klass’s efforts to raise public understanding and push for legislative reform, following her own experiences of multiple pregnancy losses.
Speaking to the PA news agency, Klass highlighted the broader implications of this official recognition. “The King himself has now acknowledged that miscarriage care and healthcare needs to move forward,” she stated. “We’re actually in a position where we can change the law, and women can benefit from it.”
A Public Voice for a Private Grief
Klass, 47, who has openly shared her personal experience of suffering four miscarriages, has emerged as one of the country’s most prominent advocates for improved support and policy changes in this often-neglected area of women’s health. She described the MBE as an acknowledgement of “the achievements of so many people that come together” to address what she termed a neglected field.
“When I was going through my own miscarriages, you feel so invisible – you just feel you need somebody to guide you out of it,” she recounted. “There’s so much negativity about miscarriage healthcare – women feel so lost, so dragged down by it all.”
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Klass, who first gained public attention with the pop group Hear’Say before establishing a successful career as a classical musician, presenter, and entrepreneur, admitted she never envisioned her professional path leading to this kind of advocacy. “I trained as a musician – I always thought that was the route the world would take me in. It’s certainly diversified along the years,” she reflected. She added: “So many people want you to stay in your line, to box you in. But the beauty of how the world works is you can do many jobs – they all inform one another.”
