Among a slew of honours for the great and the good in HM The Queen's New Years Honours list - including Companion of Honour Sir Elton John; Dame Floella Benjamin; Sir Humphrey Burton, Sir Iain Duncan Smith, Sir Clive Lloyd, Sir Sam Mendes, Sir Christopher Hampton; Commanders of the British Empire (CBE) Wendy Craig, Annie Nightingale, Rudolph Walker, Gillian Reynolds and Billy Ocean; Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) Roger Taylor, Nigel Slater, Oz Clarke and June Sarpong; and Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) Ainsley Harriott, Gabby Logan, Drek Griffiths and Gok Wan - there is also...
...DAME Olivia Newton-John!!
Magic, indeed.
New Years Honours list on the BBC.
The full honours list on the government website.
I know I'm becoming less young when I recognise more and more people on the honours list. June Sarpong, Annie Nightingale, Gok Wan, and Ainsley Harriot(??!?). Crikey!
ReplyDeleteStill, glad to see Dame Floella Benjamin on the list again.
Floella's already a Life Peer, so Dame just adds another honour to the list.
DeleteI was just surprised that both Humphrey Burton and Rudolph Walker (of Love Thy Neighbour notoriety) were still alive, tbh... Jx
It’s horrible hw few names I know. I DO know Olivia Newton John!
ReplyDeleteYou must know of Sam Mendes (he directed American Beauty and Skyfall, Christopher Hampton (screenwriter for Dangerous Liaisons), Roger Taylor of Queen, and Billy Ocean, surely?
DeleteYeah, brain must have been pre-coffee. I do know them all.
DeleteGO OLIVIA!
ReplyDeleteThat's Dame Sandy Olsson to you... Jx
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