Queen founding member and guitarist Brian May received a knighthood as part of the UK’s New Year Honours List, the annual compendium of awards handed out by at the end of each year by the rei…
Earlier this year, May and Queen performed on the roof of Buckingham Palace at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebration.
Grayson Perry, the British artist, writer and documentary presenter, was also awarded a C.B.E. for his services to the arts. Also among the honorees on this year’s list from the entertainment world were Patricia Kinane, president of entertainment programs at FremantleMedia North America, who received an O.B.E. for services to broadcasting and the international television format industry; and Henry Timms, president and CEO of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York, who was named an O.B.E. for services to the arts and philanthropy.and, was named an M.B.E. . Other M.B.E.
Fashion designer Dame Mary Quant was awarded the Order of the Companions of Honour for her services to fashion.
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