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==Later life== On 25 February 2014, the [[Anne, Princess Royal|Princess Royal]] presented him with his appointment as an [[Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George]] (KCMG) at [[Buckingham Palace]] in [[London]] for his years of service to the Olympics and in particular for his work on [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London Summer Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/world-location-news/hrh-the-princess-royal-honours-jacques-rogge-at-buckingham-palace |title=HRH The Princess Royal honours Jacques Rogge at Buckingham Palace - News articles |website=GOV.UK |date=26 February 2014 |access-date=22 August 2016}}</ref> On 28 April, Rogge was also appointed Special Envoy for Youth Refugees and Sport by [[United Nations Secretary-General]] [[Ban Ki-moon]], to help promote sport as an empowerment tool for youth from displaced and refugee communities towards peace, reconciliation, security, health, education, gender equality, and a more inclusive society.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2014/sga1459.doc.htm |title=Secretary-General Appoints Jacques Rogge of Belgium Special Envoy for Youth Refugees and Sport |publisher=United Nations |work=Press release |date=28 April 2014}}</ref> In his free time, Rogge was known to admire [[modern art]] and was an avid reader of historical and scientific literature.<ref name="HLN31122007">"2007 impressions," ''[[Het Laatste Nieuws]]'', 31 December 2007</ref> On 14 October 2016, British School of Brussels<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishschool.be/facilities/sports-centre/|title=Sports Centre|website=www.britishschool.be|access-date=16 November 2016|archive-date=16 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116163615/https://www.britishschool.be/facilities/sports-centre/|url-status=dead}}</ref> opened its new sports center in Tervuren, Belgium. The building was opened and named after Rogge, titled in his honour as "Jacques Rogge Sports Centre".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishschool.be/news-events/Schoolnews/2015-09-24/BSBs-new-Sports-Centre-will-be-named-after-Dr-Jacques-Rogge/|publisher=The British School of Brussels|title=BSB's New Sports Centre will be named after Dr. Jacques Rogge|access-date=15 October 2016|archive-date=18 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018210610/https://www.britishschool.be/news-events/Schoolnews/2015-09-24/BSBs-new-Sports-Centre-will-be-named-after-Dr-Jacques-Rogge/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2017, the [[International Paralympic Committee]] awarded Rogge its highest honour the [[Paralympic Order]] for saving them from financial disaster.<ref name="IPC order"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1046881/former-ioc-president-rogge-awarded-paralympic-order|title=Former IOC President Rogge awarded Paralympic Order|date=10 February 2017 }}</ref> Rogge received the [[International Fair Play Committee|International Fair Play Committee's]] lifetime achievement award, the Jean Borotra World Fair Play Trophy. The committee decided to name their youth award in honour of Rogge, calling it the Jacques Rogge Fair Play Trophy for The Youth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1058554/former-ioc-president-receives-lifetime-achievement-award-in-belgium|title = Former IOC President receives lifetime achievement award in Belgium| date=30 November 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fisu.net/news/jacques-rogge-receives-lifetime-achievement-award-at-world-fair-play-awards|title = Jacques Rogge receives lifetime achievement award at World Fair Play Awards| date=22 November 2017 }}</ref>
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