Birthday Honours/Sir Kenneth Branagh

[philly]

Top honours for Kenneth Branagh who is knighted along with theatre directors Michael Boyd and David McVicar, also musician, author and actor Richard Stilgoe.

[Richard_in_wales]

He's worthy of the honour I think well done to the lad.

[Dame Starry]

It's becoming more and more apparent that the honours system in this country needs a complete overhaul.
People should be honoured for a lifetime of unselfish deeds and going above and beyond normal duty in the course of their work - not just for playing sports and acting.

Branagh is probably the only one remotely worthy on the list. Tessa Jowell? That's a joke, surely?!

[Biff]

Also Bill Travers OBE (Chief Executive Officer, Born Free Foundation. For services to Wildlife Conservation and Animal Welfare)

[ShirlGirl]

Also Bill Travers OBE (Chief Executive Officer, Born Free Foundation. For services to Wildlife Conservation and Animal Welfare)

Worthy!





Jenny, too!

Jenny Agutter has been awarded an OBE for her work for charity.

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[agutterfan]

Jenny Agutter has been awarded an OBE for her work for charity.

[philly]

Film and TV recipients

LIFE PEER

BARONESS KIDRON OBE (BEEBAN KIDRON) - Film Director (Peerage announced 17/5 OBE today)

KNIGHTHOODS

SIR MICHAEL BOYD - Theatre Director
SIR KENNETH BRANAGH
SIR DAVID McVICAR - Theatre Director (mainly opera)
SIR TIMOTHY SMIT - Composer
SIR RICHARD STILGOE - Writer, lyricist, actor etc.

DAMEHOOD

DAME ZAHA HADID - Architect and broadcaster

CBE

MICHAEL BERKELEY - Composer
MARY BERRY - Celebrity Cook
RICHARD CHRISTOPHERS - Conductor
SUSAN HILL - Author
KATE WINSLET

OBE

JENNY AGUTTER
KWAME KWEI - ARMAH
GARY BARLOW - Singer
EDWARD GARDNER - Composer
ARMANDO - IANUCCI - Writer, producer and broadcaster
JUDITH KERR - Childrens author
BRENDA LAST - Ballet
TASMIN LITTLE - Violinist
JOANNA MacGREGOR - Pianist
GARETH MALONE - Musician and broadcaster
JEAN MARSH
SALLY POTTER - Film director
BILL TRAVERS jr - Conservationist and former actor (Son of of the late British film star BILL TRAVERS)
WILLIAM (Billy) TREVITT - Ballet

MBE
APRIL ASHLEY - Transgender model and actress
JEAN BREEZE - Poet, writer,director and actress
DOUGLAS COOMBES - Composer
FELIX CROSS - Writer, theatre director, musician and comic
JOE LONGTHORNE - Singer
OMAR - Soul singer
AMANDA REDMAN
KEITH SHACKLETON - Artist and broadcaster
ERNEST TOMLINSON - Composer, orchestra leader and broadcaster


KATE WINSLET CBE and JENNY AGUTTER only OBE what's that all about ?

[GRAEME]

Sir Richard Stilgoe.

[faginsgirl]

Gary Barlow

[Paul Waines]

Branagh should be kicked out of the country never to return after his Frankenstein re-make....

[faginsgirl]

JENNY AGUTTER only OBE what's that all about ?

Why would she be given anything higher? An average actress who has the opportunity to do lots of charity work. Good on her, but lots of people do an enormous amount of charity work, some, unlike Jenny Agutter, are under privilaged themselves.

[dremble wedge]

Sir Richard Stilgoe.

For philanthropy - he's given a fair amount of his royalties to charity. And for having a pointy beard.

[ShirlGirl]

What did Amanda Redman get an MBE for?
And April Ashley?

[Steve Crook]

What did Amanda Redman get an MBE for?
And April Ashley?

The full details are at Queen's Birthday Honours

Steve

[Mark O]

What did Amanda Redman get an MBE for?
And April Ashley?

April will receive one for services to trans-gender equality (it was always 'sex-change' in my day), I always used to confuse April Ashley with April Olrich when I saw her on TV, thinking she was a transexual, there's an article on Miss Ashley on the link...........


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...st_read_module

[CaptainWaggett]

For philanthropy - he's given a fair amount of his royalties to charity. And for having a pointy beard.

Obviously the second reason is the real one but it's my understanding that he was somewhat embarassed at just how money he made from writing lyrics for Andrew Lloyd-Webber and has given most of it away in trusts related to kids and music and stuff. Though surely he could have just used to to bring back Nationwide ...

[Mark O]

Obviously the second reason is the real one but it's my understanding that he was somewhat embarassed at just how money he made from writing lyrics for Andrew Lloyd-Webber and has given most of it away in trusts related to kids and music and stuff. Though surely he could have just used to to bring back Nationwide ...

I recall one of his little ditties Richard sang on 'Nationwide' was called 'We have statuary right of entry to your home', and he sang a comprehensive list of people who are entitled to enter your property such as the Customs and Excise, caused a bit of a storm as I recall as many people weren't aware of all the 'right of entry'.

[ShirlGirl]

I wonder if the Queen has ever rejected a name put forward for an honour.

[Westengland]

I wonder if the Queen has ever rejected a name put forward for an honour.

Probably a few times during the last sixty years.

Meanwhile: as this is Britmovie - what's the latest plausible reason why David Niven didn't get any of the Honours from the UK for his acting work?

[CaptainWaggett]

Probably a few times during the last sixty years.

Meanwhile: as this is Britmovie - what's the latest plausible reason why David Niven didn't get any of the Honours from the UK for his acting work?

Presumably because theatre work has always been seen as of rather higher status than film (especially if you actually run a theatre) and Niv didn't actually spend much time in Britain after c1935. Honours to ex-pats like Julie Andrews is a relaltively recent thing (and not popular with everyone)