New Year honours: Antonia Fraser historian, novelist and now dame

Lady Antonia Fraser becomes a single of 9 dames. Photograph: Murdo Macleod for a Guardian Lady Antonia Fraser, a historian, memoirist as well as novelist, becomes a single of 9 dames in a honours list. The widow of Harold Pinter as well as many not long ago a author of amemoir about their life together called Must You Go? receives a endowment for services to literature.Katharine Hamnett, a fashion designer, has discovered that her T-shirts with political slogans have been no bar to honours as she becomes a CBE. She once met Margaret Thatcher whilst wearing a slogan hostile US Pershing missiles as well as greeted Tony Blair in a shirt temperament a message No War, Blair Out, though whatever will she contend to a Queen?Artist Steve McQueen, best well known not long ago for his work with soldiers' family groups a pattern incorporating postage-stamp portraits temperament a cinema of 177 soldiers killed in action, that has been incited down by a Royal Mail as well as Richard Wentworth, a sculptor as well as professor at a Royal College of Art have been both awarded CBEs.Trevor Horn, a session musician incited jot down producer who has worked with artists ranging from Cher as well as Tina Turner to Charlotte Church, Tom Jones as well as Paul McCartney, additionally receives a CBE for services to music.The science writer, Guardian writer as well as former presenter of Tomorrow's World, Vivienne Parry, receives an OBE for services towards a open bargain of science 3% of a awards this year have been given to scientists.Among recipients of MBEs for their work for a arts in regional communities is Paul Anderson, executive director of a Luton Carnival Arts Development Trust, whose organization has helped make a town's carnival a single of a biggest in Britain.
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