Actor Stephen Fry was knighted in the New Year's Honours list for his work in promoting mental health awareness, environmental causes, and charitable organizations. The King also honored victims of the Post Office scandal and recognized two of his medical staff.
King Charles has announced awards for actors Stephen Fry and Carey Mulligan, as well as victims of Britain's Post Office scandal in the New Year's Honours list.The king also personally honoured two of his medical staff after he was diagnosed with cancer in February.King Charles has announced awards for actors Stephen Fry and Carey Mulligan, as well as victims of Britain's Post Office scandal in the New Year's Honours.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan joined UK television icon Fry, 67, and former England football manager Gareth Southgate in being knighted in the latest list. Best known for playing his idol Oscar Wilde in the 1997 movie Wilde and for his role in the hit British television comedy Blackadder, Fry was recognised for services to mental health awareness, the environment and to charity.Stephen Fry told the PA news agency that he felt 'startled and enchanted' after receiving the letter informing him of his knighthood. 'When you are recognised it does make you feel a bit 'crikey', but I think the most emotional thing is that when I think of my childhood, and my dreadful unhappiness and misery and stupidity, and everything that led to so many failures as a child,' he added.Post Office scandal victims are 'unsung heroes', theft and false accounting because of faulty software, were also honoured.Reuters: Toby MelvilleLee Castleton, Jo Hamilton, Christopher Head and Seema Misra were recognised with an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for their work campaigning for justice.Photo shows The back of a van, with a decal on it that reads Post Office When British post offices introduced a new accounting system more than two decades ago, money started going missing — what happened next has been described by some as the country's biggest ever miscarriage of justic
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