British icons Stephen Fry and Loyd Grossman are among those recognised in the 2024 New Year Honours list.
This year’s New Year Honours list is incredibly star-studded with everyone from TV icons to literary legends to sporting heroes being recognised. The long list for 2024 includes honours for British icons like Stephen Fry, Loyd Grossman, Tom Baker, Jacqueline Wilson, and Alan Titchmarsh. Sir Stephen, 67, said he was ‘startled and enchanted’ to be knighted, along with London mayor Sadiq Khan and footballing legend Gareth Southgate.
The Blackadder star was recognised for his services to mental health awareness, the environment, and to charity, having been president of Mind since 2011. He said it was ‘out of the blue’ but was ‘very proud’ and ‘very pleased’, adding: ‘It’s all too easy to think that a mental illness is somehow something deeper and more to do with a failure inside. ‘It’s an incredibly important field and everybody from the King and his children have made it part of their work to talk about it, and other people in the public eye have been open about it.’ Stephen Fry has also supported the conservation group Fauna and Flora International, of which the Prince of Wales is patron. Sir Stephen isn’t the only one getting a nice new title though as MasterChef legend Loyd Grossman is also receiving a Knight Bachelor. He was honoured for his contributions to the arts and heritage, having been chairman of The Royal Parks during its transition into a charity. Sir Loyd, 74, is best known for his range of cooking sauces but hosted MasterChef in the 1990s and the ITV panel show Through The Keyhole with Sir David Frost from 1987 until 2003. He revealed he was ‘just utterly thrilled’ and ‘close to speechless’, saying he ‘fell in love’ with the UK’s heritage and culture when he came here in his 20
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