Michael Schluter, founder of The Relationships Foundation, appointed CBE for his charity work in the 2009 New Year Honours List, was presented with his award by Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace on February 19, 2009. Michael said, ‘It’s tremendous to be recognised and I hope it encourages all the people who work with me – these awards are given to individuals but they should be handed out to teams.’ Michael is now Chairman of Relationships Global.