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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ellie Harrison

Stephen Fry and Jacqueline Wilson among celebrities recognised in the King’s New Year Honours 2025

Stephen Fry has said he is “startled and enchanted” upon receiving a Knighthood for his work on mental health awareness as part of the King’s 2025 New Year Honours.

Blackadder and QI star Fry, 67, is an honorary fellow of Royal College of Psychiatrists and has been president of the mental health charity Mind since 2011.

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