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| Andy Murray, Patricia Routledge, Anna Wintour and Mo Farah are all picked out for recognition this year |
Olympic stars Andy Murray, Mo Farah
and Jessica Ennis-Hill are recognised in a New Year Honours list which
also includes big names from the entertainment world.
A host of Paralympians also receive honours, including 11-times gold medallist dressage rider Lee Pearson who receives a knighthood. Farah called it a "dream come true" for a boy who had arrived in the UK from war-torn Somalia at the age of eight unable to speak English.
From the world of music, The Kinks frontman Ray Davies and opera singer Bryn Terfel receive knighthoods.
So too does actor Mark Rylance, the Wolf Hall and Bridge of Spies star recognised for services to the theatre.
Patricia Routledge, best known for playing Hyacinth Bucket in TV's Keeping Up Appearances, is made a dame for services to theatre and charity.
Veteran comic Ken Dodd said he felt "highly tickled" to receive a knighthood at the age of 89.
Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour is made a dame for services to fashion and journalism. She said she "was very touched to be honoured by a country I care about so deeply".
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