“Homeland” actor Damian Lewis and AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot are among those honoured.
On June 11, the queen’s ceremonial birthday, the honours are bestowed (her actual birthday is April 21; but she gets another one for official events to coincide with the good weather). The majority of them are given out for public service.
Rio Ferdinand of England and Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of media mogul Rupert Murdoch; were also honoured for their contributions to the arts.
