She was one of eight Olympic Flag carriers at the London 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony (the announcer incorrectly described her as "the founder of Liberty"). She was assessed as one of the 100 most powerful women in the United Kingdom in 2013 by "Woman's Hour" on BBC Radio 4, and in 2014 she was included in "The Sunday Times"'s "100 Makers of the 21st Century" list.