Voluntary Organisations, an umbrella body for charities in England and Wales with over 13,000 members. He is also chairman of the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service. He was chairman of Families of the Fallen 2010–15; trustee of the Windsor Leadership Trust 2001–10, and is currently deputy chair of the Lord Mayor of London's Dragon Awards. He is a patron of Mildmay Mission Hospital, The Patchwork Foundation, the quarterly broadsheet Positive News, and Dementia UK. In September 2015, it was announced that Lewis had become the first ambassador of Pennies, a fintech charity that enables charitable micro-donations. Personal life He married Liz Carse in 1970. They met while working at HTV Wales in the late 1960s – she was a continuity announcer and he was a reporter and presenter. Carse died in 2012 after a long battle with Huntington's Disease. Lewis and Carse have two daughters, Kate Lewis and singer-songwriter Sylvie Lewis. Lewis is now married to Patsy Baker (née Wallis) who is Senior Group Adviser to the Huntsworth Group of public relations companies. Honours Lewis was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1997 for his services to young people and the hospice movement and was knighted in the 2016 New Year Honours for voluntary and charitable work, especially for the hospice movement. Lewis also holds an honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Ulster, and is a Freeman of the City of London, a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and a member of the Garrick Club and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Bibliography Books by Lewis include: And Finally (1984) – an anthology of humorous stories that have ended news bulletins over the years. Tears and Smiles – the Hospice Handbook (with the Duchess of Kent, 1989) – the first layman's guide to the British Hospice movement. Cats in The News (1991) – a humorous anthology which topped the best seller list for 8 weeks. Dogs in the News (1992) Go For It – Martyn Lewis's Essential Guide to Opportunities for Young People (1993–98) – annual publication which was the forerunner of the charity YouthNet. Today's The Day (1995) – based on Lewis' quiz show of the same name. Reflections on Success (1997) – interviews with over 60 famous people across a wide range of professions analysing their success. Seasons of Our Lives (1999) – an anthology of poetry