Queen's Birthday Honours 2017 (UK)
- Knighthoods and Damehoods awarded to famous faces including Billy Connolly and Julie Walters
- JK Rowling, , Delia Smith and Sir Paul MacCartney to receive a Companion of Honour
- Ed Sheernan and Emeli Sande to receive Order's of the British Empire (MBEs)
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...ey-delia-smithSir Billy Connolly! Glasgow's favourite son has been given a knighthood. More: https://t.co/Xx6jFoAjDO pic.twitter.com/DTNc4A9kwv
— BBC Scotland News (@BBCScotlandNews) June 16, 2017
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Congratulations to Olivia De Haviland who has been awarded a Damehood in the #BirthdayHonours. Oldest recipient ever at nearly 101? pic.twitter.com/kxUPwmbnWp
— George Morrall (@GeorgeMorrall) June 16, 2017A well deserved Damehood for the marvellous Julie Walters. A shame Victoria Wood is not alive to be honoured with her. #BirthdayHonours pic.twitter.com/GGQ6QR1JkS
— George Morrall (@GeorgeMorrall) June 16, 2017Who would have thought, when he first started out, that he would one day be Sir Billy Connolly? #BirthdayHonours pic.twitter.com/dXh3IOSIJP
— George Morrall (@GeorgeMorrall) June 16, 2017A Damehood for the witty and wonderful, June Whitfield. She just keeps on carrying on! Well deserved. #BirthdayHonours pic.twitter.com/bPMu9ezudo
— George Morrall (@GeorgeMorrall) June 16, 2017Well done all.An MBE for the last surviving Dambuster, George Johnson. Perhaps deserving of a bit more?#BirthdayHonours pic.twitter.com/5kTRrseN0z
— George Morrall (@GeorgeMorrall) June 16, 2017
Most of the honours handed out go to normal people, these are just the most famous faces. Other Commonwealth realms have their own Queen's Birthday Honours but this is just the British list.
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