Nominated for an Oscar Carey Mulliganformer manager of the England football team Gareth Southgate and the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan are among the names recognized by King Charles III in his annual List of honors for the New Year.
According to Great Britain office officemore than 1,200 people from all walks of life were chosen to receive an award for their achievements and service to British society. The 2025 Honors List was announced on Tuesday, December 31.
Mulligan, 39, was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), along with Julia and Black pigeons actressesSarah Lancashirefor their services to drama. “It’s an unexpected treat,” said the 60-year-old Lancashire man Guardian. Mulligan, meanwhile, rose to fame with her starring role in 2009 Educationfor which she received a Best Actress nomination at the Oscars. She received two more Best Actress nominations for 2021 A promising young woman and 2024 Maestro.
Southgate, Khan and actor Stephen Fry all have received knighthoods from the King for their services to football, community service and mental health respectively.
One of the most prestigious accolades a British-born can receive is a dame or knighthood from a member of the royal family. Queen Elizabeth II, her children and grandchildren have the power to present various awards to exemplary Commonwealth citizens. According to the official website of the country, a knight or a lady (…)
“When you’re recognized it does make you feel a bit ‘shouty’ but I think the most emotional thing is when I think about my childhood and my terrible misery and misery and stupidity and everything that led to so much failed as a child,” Fry said. “And for my parents, really, what a disaster. I mean, every time the phone rang, they thought: “Oh my God, what has Steven done now?” It was kind of a joke in the family.
“I could never have dreamed when I was growing up on a council estate in South London that one day I would be mayor of London,” Khan said. “It is the honor of my life to serve the city I love and I will continue to build the fairer, safer, greener and more prosperous London that all communities in the capital deserve.”
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the honors list celebrated the “unsung heroes” of British society.
“Every day, ordinary people go out and do extraordinary things for their communities,” Starmer said. “They represent the best of the UK and that core value of service that I put at the heart of everything this Government does. The New Year’s honors list recognizes more of these unsung heroes and I thank them for their incredible contributions.’
The full honors list is available here.
