She was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire ( MBE ) in 1982 .
Was the custodian of the Commonwealth Games Baton in the same year , flying the Queen 's Baton from London to the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane .
She was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire ( MBE ) in 1982 , and was the custodian of the Commonwealth Games Baton in the same year , flying the Queen 's Baton from London to the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane .