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Football legend Alan Hansen was awarded an MBE(Image: Justin Ng / Avalon)

Football legend Alan Hansen looked in great health as he was awarded an MBE - just nine months after a serious health scare.

Hansen, who won three European Cups, eight league titles, two FA Cups and three League Cups in 620 appearances for Liverpool, shared a joke with the future King before smiling proudly as he posed for photos.

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It comes after he was hospitalised for two weeks in June as he was seriously ill, before being discharged to continue his recovery at home

At the time Liverpool posted: “The thoughts and support of everyone at Liverpool FC are with our legendary former captain Alan Hansen, who is currently seriously ill in hospital.”

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Also receiving an award was champion rower Helen Glover who said she “never thought it was possible| for her to return to the Olympics after having three children.

The two-time Olympic gold medallist was made an OBE for services to the sport.

Glover, 38,who won in London and Rio, landed a rowing silver medal in the women’s four at the Paris Olympics, having given birth to a son in July 2018 and twins 18 months later.

She said: “Two of my Olympics were before having children and two were after, and coming back post-childbirth, I never thought that was possible.

You're fiercely driven, you have this mindset shift that makes you unstoppable.”

The rower said she had a “great conversation” with the Prince of Wales: "We've met a few times before at various things.

We talked about standing at the cold sidelines this time of year because he's doing it with his kids at the weekend for the football and so are we.

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“Whether you're the royal family or you're in grassroots sport, you still have to stand in the cold.” Paralympic archery champion Jodie Grinham was also made an MBE.

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