Former Dragons' Den star Julie Meyer has been stripped of her MBE three years after she was scolded by a British judge for being 'selfish' after refusing to turn up to court or pay her lawyers, it has been revealed.
The venture capitalist, 58, was handed a six-month suspended sentence for contempt of court after she repeatedly failed to submit documents and attend hearings relating to £200,000 in unpaid fees to her solicitors, Farrer & Co.
Meyer was awarded an MBE in 2012 for her services to entrepreneurship and was invited to sit on two government advisory panels that year.
Yet last night it emerged she has forfeited the award for 'bringing the honours system into disrepute'.
Her name appears alongside 11 others on a newly-updated list published by the Cabinet Office of individuals stripped of their prestigious gongs since August 2023.
