Rock star Rod Stewart, 71, (pictured left with his wife Penny) will cap his decades-long career with perhaps the greatest honour of all, receiving a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
Sir Rod leads a host of showbiz names who are among the 1,149 people to receive accolades in this year's Birthday Honours for their achievements across a wide range of fields including politics, industry, sport, and charity work. They include Downton Abbey star Penelope Wilton, journalist and broadcaster Janet Street-Porter, actor Brian Blessed (inset) and singer Dame Vera Lynn. Presenting duo Ant and Dec (right), who recently hosted The Queen's 90th Birthday Celebration and worked with Prince Charles on a documentary commemorating 40 years of his charity the Prince's Trust, have both been awarded OBEs. Olivier award-winning actress Miss Wilton, 70, who played Isobel Crawley in the hit ITV show, becomes a member of the Establishment for real as she is made a Dame for services to drama. Sir Rod said the award was a 'monumental honour' and joked he would 'wear it well' - a reference to one of his hits. His citation reads: 'Roderick David Stewart. Singer/Songwriter. For services to music and charity.'
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