The New Year Honours 2026 list has been announced, celebrating contributions to British society – but many famous faces have ...

The recipients of this year's New Year's Honours list have been confirmed by King Charles III, with actor Idris Elba, ...

Being handed an honour by the monarch is widely considered a huge achievement there are plenty of well-known faces who have ...

Indeed, the renowned artist is thought to hold the record for the most honours declined, having reportedly turned down five, ...

A host of famous figures, including several with Irish links, have quietly turned down, returned or publicly rejected New ...

The renowned astrophysicist admitted in 2008 that he'd been offered a knighthood during the 1990s, a more prestigious honour ...

As King Charles III prepares to honour a host of celebrities in the King's New Year Honours 2026, we have taken a look back ...

Much-loved actor Idris Elba, gold medal-winning ice skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, and several of England’s ...