Betty Brown, a 92-year-old victim of the Post Office scandal, has received an OBE which she dedicated to "all sub-postmasters we have lost" and other victims of the controversy.

Brown, believed to be the oldest known victim of the scandal, said she is accepting the honour on behalf of all those affected by the Post Office's prosecution of sub-postmasters based on faulty computer evidence.

The elderly recipient revealed that King Charles told her the Post Office scandal was "dreadful" when she met him. Brown's recognition comes as part of ongoing efforts to acknowledge the suffering of hundreds of sub-postmasters who were wrongly prosecuted.

The Post Office scandal involved the wrongful prosecution of more than 700 sub-postmasters between 1999 and 2015, based on evidence from the flawed Horizon computer system. Many victims lost their livelihoods, faced imprisonment, or suffered severe financial and personal consequences.

Brown's dedication of her honour specifically mentions those who have died, highlighting the human cost of the scandal. Some victims died before seeing their names cleared or receiving compensation for the injustices they suffered.