She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to the Exhumation and Identification of Richard the III. She lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The discovery and reburial of King Richard III was watched by an estimated global audience of 366 million (figures from: University of Leicester, 27 April 2015, Annual Review 2014-2015).