Anna Wintour, Kinks star, Bond girl, theatrical treasure and Mrs Hyacinth Bucket all get New Year's Honours

  • Ray Davies, Mark Rylance and Ken Dodd have been knighted in the list
  • Anna Wintour and Keeping Up Appearances star Patricia Routledge have been made dames
  • Bond actress Naomie Harris and actor Tim Piggott-Smith have been made OBEs
  • Peaky Blinders star Helen McCrory has also been appointed an OBE for services to drama

By Dave Burke For Mailonline

Published: 20:25 EST, 30 December 2016 | Updated: 03:09 EST, 31 December 2016

Figures from the world of stage, screen and showbiz have been rewarded for their work in the New Year's Honours list - with a Bond girl, rock star, Oscar-winning actor and Hyacinth Bucket among those recognised.

Among those who will claim the title Sir in the New Year are Kinks frontman Ray Davies, 72, actor Mark Rylance, 56, and veteran comic Ken Dodd, 89.

Also included on the list - which contains 1,197 people - are American Vogue editor Anna Wintour, 67, who becomes a dame in the diplomatic and overseas list for services to fashion and journalism.

And actress Naomie Harris, who has starred in the most recent two James Bond films, was appointed an OBE - an honour also awarded to celebrated actress Helen McCrory.

Bond franchise actress Naomie Harris (pictured in Skyfall) has been appointed an OBE for services to drama

Actress Helen McCrory (pictured in hit show Peaky Blinders) has been appointed an OBE for services to drama

Keeping Up Appearances actress Patricia Routledge, 87, is made a dame for services to the theatre and charity.

Academy and Tony award-winning actor Rylance - a former artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe for a decade - who starred in Steven Spielberg blockbuster The BFG this year, has been knighted for services to theatre.

The honour comes less than a year after he won the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his performance in Cold War legal drama Bridge of Spies.

Actor Mark Rylance (left) and Kinks frontman Ray Davies are among those who will add the title Sir to their name in the New Year

He has also won extensive plaudits for his stage work and his performance in the BBC's adaptation of Wolf Hall.

Stage and television actor Tim Pigott-Smith, 70, award-winning actress Helen McCrory, 48, and 40-year-old James Bond star Naomie Harris are appointed OBEs for services to drama.

McCrory is well known for her roles in The Queen, in which she starred as Cherie Blair, as well as appearances in the final three Harry Potter films and hit TV show Peaky Blinders. She has won numerous awards for her work on the stage.

American Vogue editor Anna Wintour (left) becomes a dame in the diplomatic and overseas list for services to fashion and journalism, while actor Tim Piggott-Smith, 70, has been appointed OBEs

Mark Rylance (pictured centre, in film Bridge of Spies, for which he won an Oscar), has been knighted in the list

Comic Ken Dodd, now 89, has been knighted in the New Year's Honours list

Harris has played Eve Moneypenny in the two most recent Bond films, Skyfall and Spectre, and her diverse roles also include playing Winnie Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk For Freedom, opposite Idris Elba. 

After learning of his knighthood, comic Dodd said: 'I'm very proud, I'm very, very happy and full of plumptiousness. I feel highly tickled.'

And singer-songwriter Davies, who founded The Kinks in 1963, said: 'Initially I felt a mixture of surprise, humility, joy and a bit embarrassed but after thinking about it, I accept this for my family and fans as well as everyone who has inspired me to write.' 

SUNNY KNIGHT: KINKS STAR BECOMES A SIR

Ray Davies has been knighted in the list

As frontman of one of Britain’s most beloved bands, Ray Davies, pictured, should be accustomed to being in the spotlight.

But the notoriously shy lead singer of The Kinks yesterday said that his happiness at receiving a knighthood was matched by his embarrassment.

The 72-year-old is widely regarded as one of the greatest living songwriters, having created dozens of hit singles including Sunny Afternoon, Waterloo Sunset, and Lola.

He said: ‘Initially I felt a mixture of surprise, humility, joy and a bit embarrassed but after thinking about it, I accept this for my family and fans as well as everyone who has inspired me to write.’

The group was formed in the North London suburb of Muswell Hill in the 1960s and featured Peter Quaife, Mick Avory and Davies’s brother Dave, with whom he had a tempestuous relationship.

They soon became one of the most highly regarded bands of the era, drawing acclaim for Davies’s wry lyrics and distinctive melodies.

His music, including three UK number ones and 13 top tens, is often cited by modern bands as a key influence. 

Actress Patricia Routledge pictured with her MBE in 2004. She has now been made a dame 

PATRICIA IS MADE A DAME (HYACINTH WILL BE PLEASED)

Patricia Routledge starring as Hyancinth

It would have been the ultimate status symbol for her social-climbing alter ego Hyacinth Bucket.

Actress Patricia Routledge has been made a dame in the New Year’s Honours.

The star of BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances appeared in all five seasons of the hit show that ran from October 1990 until December 1995. The 87-year-old was appointed an OBE in 1993 and 11 years later was also made a CBE.

During her time as Mrs Bucket alongside her down-trodden on-screen husband Richard, who was played by Clive Swift, Miss Routledge was nominated for the Bafta TV award for best light entertainment performance in both 1992 and 1993. The show, which was written by Roy Clarke, finally came to an end after 44 episodes when the actress decided that she wanted to explore other projects.

Although she was best-known for the sitcom, Miss Routledge, who has never married or had any children, also appeared in films such as 1967’s To Sir, With Love alongside Sidney Poitier and Lulu, and the BBC detective comedy-drama Hetty Wainthropp Investigates.

The singer and actress, who has earned her damehood for services to theatre and charity, made her professional stage debut at the Liverpool Playhouse in 1952 and later went on to make her Broadway debut in How’s The World Treating You in 1966. 

 

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