"Everything is for Jo" - Diana Parkes CBE has dedicated her Pride of Britain award to her daughter Joanna Simpson who was killed by her husband in their Berkshire home. 

Robert Brown attacked his 46-year-old wife with a claw hammer in their Ascot family home in October 2010 as their two young children cowered in a playroom.

Brown was jailed for 26 years in 2011 after being cleared of murder but admitting manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, with a psychiatric report saying he suffered from an “adjustment disorder."

Joanna's mother Diana Parkes founded the Joanna Simpson Foundation with Joanna's friend Hetti Barkworth-Nanton in 2014, going on to support hundreds of children who experience domestic abuse and homicide.

The 85-year-old was given the 'Special Recognition' award for her work to tackle domestic violence, helping children displaced by abuse.

During the awards - that have been broadcast on ITV1 this evening - Diana said: "It's really Jo who should be getting the Pride of Britain, in fact everything is for Jo".

Earlier in the week, the pair were surprised by Queen Camilla, who told them they had won the  Pride of Britain award.

Last month, it was announced that the decision whether to free Brown from jail will be discussed behind closed doors, after pleas from Joanna's family and friends for a public hearing were rejected by the Parole Board.