Queen guitarist Brian May is among the names on the King's New Year's Honour's List after the rock icon was made a knight. The legendary guitarist will now be bestowed with the title of Sir after he was awarded the accolade by King Charles III.
The musician and animal welfare campaigner, who famously played God Save The Queen on the roof of Buckingham Palace during the Golden Jubilee before performing again at the Platinum Jubilee two decades later, has been appointed a knight bachelor for services to music and charity. Also picking up a knighthood was artist Grayson Perry and there were also honours for four of England's Euro winning football team.
Sir Grayson, the 62-year-old artist, writer and broadcaster who is known for his tapestries, ceramic works and cross-dressing, is knighted for services to the arts while fashion designer Dame Mary Quant is made a Companion of Honour. Others to receive knighthoods include politicians who proved to be thorns in the side of Boris Johnson, including Conservative Julian Lewis, chairman of the parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC), and Labour’s Chris Bryant, who chairs the Commons Standards Committee.
