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Forservices
todrama
TheOscar-winningactress
receiveda damehoodlast
yearandjokedshemakes
herfamilybowtoher.She
turneduptotheceremony
in a StellaMcCartneytrouser
suitandtrainersandsaid,
“I lovePrinceWilliam,I’ve
knownhimsincehewas
little,andwejustsniggered
ateachother.” >>2
Barbara Windsor, 81
For services to charity
and entertainment
the Carry On star became a dame
in 2016, but was upset by criticism
she was an unlikely recipient. “Why
do you want to rain on my parade?”
she said. “For a girl from the east end
born into a working-class family, this
is truly like a dream.”3
Katherine Grainger, 43
For services to sport
and charity
the olympic gold-medal rower was
honoured in 2017 and said unlike
sport, a damehood was “something
you can never really aim for or find
your way to get, so it takes quite a
while to get used to. It is something
which none of us ever expects.”4
EvelynGlennie, 53
Forservicestomusic
thescottishvirtuosopercussionist,
whois profoundlydeaf,wasmadea
damein 2007anda Companionof
Honoura decadelater.“thedamehood
wasa hugesurprise,”shesaid.“It
bringsresponsibilitiesandexpectations
withit; I don’twanttodisappoint.”Clockwise
from top: Joan
collins; Barbara
Windsor; emma
thompson;
Katherine
Grainger;
evelyn Glennie