Seven-time Formula One winner Lewis Hamilton and actress Sheila Hancock lead a rollcall of stars of screen, music and sport receiving gongs in the New Year Honours List. Football legends Jimmy Greaves and Ron Flowers were handed MBEs – meaning every surviving member of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning squad has now been honoured by the Queen. On screen, soap stalwarts Sally Dynevor and Nina Wadia were honoured, while Academy Award nominee Lesley Manville is made a CBE and Detectorists star Toby Jones becomes an OBE. Behind the camera, two-time Oscar-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins is knighted and Line of Duty writer Jed Mercurio is made an OBE. Influential make-up artist Pat McGrath becomes a dame and Garage star Craig David receives an MBE. But nearly two thirds (65%) of honourees are everyday heroes lauded for their efforts during the coronavirus pandemic – from retired nurses returning to the frontline to furloughed airline staff supporting NHS workers. There were 231 people named in the New Year honours – 18.6% of the total – for their services during the crisis, while public sector staff such as medics, teachers and firefighters making up 14.8% of the list. Boris Johnson said the awards were a… Read full this story
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