THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A DAME: Congratulations to Helena Bonham Carter, who after having portrayed the Queen Mother and suffered death at the hands of Molly Weasley has been named a Commander of Order of the British Empire as part of Her Majesty's annual New Years Honours list. Also so honoured is music producer Steve Lillywhite, while golfer Darren Clarke is now an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, with Rory McIlroy a Member of the Order of the British Empire.
Hierarchy of honours explained here, which means we don't actually get to call her Dame Bonham Carter. What does it take to earn a knighthood these days? Be Jonathan Ive. The London native designed the iMac, iPod, iPhone, MacBook Air, and iPad, and is now a Knight Commander (KBE). He's 44.
I'm unreasonably happy about Jonathon Ive, who despite my feelings about the honor in particular has defined industrial design for a generation.
ReplyDeletei'm happy about Sirs Diarmaid Maccullough and Anthony Pappano, theologican and conductor.
ReplyDeleteLight on '60s and '70s rock stars this year, and soccer players.
i'm happy about Sirs Diarmaid Maccullough and Anthony Pappano, theologican and conductor.
ReplyDeleteLight on '60s and '70s rock stars this year, and soccer players.
I don't know of CBE's merit a meet-and-greet with Herself. But if they do, will Helena Bonham Carter be clad in her Red Queen garb from Alice in Wonderland? Might we see the meeting of Two Queens?
ReplyDeleteOr perhaps from The King's Speech, as the Queen meets the Queen Mum?
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