Alan Bates, Gordon Brown and Tracey Emin Headline in King’s Birthday Honours
Published on June 15, 2024
Post Office campaigner Alan Bates, former prime minister Gordon Brown, and artist Tracey Emin are among the famous faces recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list. The highest award went to Mr. Brown, who was made a Companion of Honour, while Sir Alan was knighted in recognition of his campaigning work, which highlighted the Post Office Horizon scandal. Ms. Emin, actress Imelda Staunton, and fashion accessories designer Anya Hindmarch were all made dames in the list, while writer Armando Iannucci was made a CBE and cyclist Mark Cavendish was knighted. Singer Rebecca Ferguson, Duran Duran frontman Simon Le Bon, Countdown’s Susie Dent and Strictly Come Dancing’s Amy Dowden were among the showbiz names to be made MBEs....