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Entertainer Tommy Steele has been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. The star, famous as a singer and actor, receives the honour for his services to entertainment and charity. Born Thomas Hicks in Bermondsey, London, in 1936, he became a household name in the 1950s with hits including ‘Singin’ the Blues’ which reached number one. He is regarded as the UK’s first homegrown…

Actor David Suchet, known to millions for his legendary performance as Hercule Poirot, has been knighted. He received the accolade for services to entertainment and charity in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Born David Courtney Suchet in London in 1946, he started his career with the National Youth Theatre at the age of sixteen and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1973 by which time…

Scottish television presenter Lorraine Kelly has received a CBE in The Queen’s 2020 Birthday Honours List. The 60-year-old journalist is receiving the prestigious accolade for services to broadcasting, journalism and charity. Lorraine has been a broadcast journalist for over 35 years, having started her career as a reporter on TV-AM. In 1993, she helped launched ITV’s…