The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, awarded Princess Badiya bint El Hassan of Jordan the inaugural Naz Legacy Foundation Honorary Education Fellowship at the Annual Naz Legacy Foundation on April 24, in recognition of her work as Founder Chairman of Mosaic programme, a UK programme aiming to raise the aspirations of young Muslim girls and boys and empower their mothers so that they are better able to support their children fulfil their potential. 

Princess Badiya bint El Hassan, wife of Khaled Edward Blair and daughter of Jordanian Prince Hassan bin Talal, and Pakistani mother Princess Sarvath El Hassan.

The event which was held at City Hall, brought together over 175 leading personalities in the fields of education, philanthropy and politics to celebrate the legacy of Naz Bokhari, the first Muslim Head Teacher in the UK. 

Video messages by The Prince of Wales, the Prime Minister, David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, and Leader of the Opposition, Ed Miliband and speakers at the event such as the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Davey, Attorney General Dominic Grieve, Deputy Mayor Sir Edward Lister, Co-Founder of CTF Partners, Lynton Crosby and Chair of DCD Group, Shabir Randeree hailed the Naz Legacy Foundation work in promoting excellence in education and for supporting key initiatives and charities.

Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor Sadiq Khan praised Bokhari for organising the event and the recognition given to Princess Badiya by the Naz Legacy Foundation.