A RAILWAY executive has been made a CBE.

Michael Hurn, from Lindfield, was one of many honoured yesterday inside Buckingham Palace.

He is a director of project sponsorship for the High Speed 2 Rail Route – more commonly known as HS2 – at the Department for Transport.

He received the honour from the Duke of Cambridge.

Others awarded included actor Damian Lewis (OBE) and racing driver Dario Franchitti (MBE).