Gary Oldman and Roger Daltrey knighted in king’s birthday honours

<p>Author Pat Barker and stage star Elaine Paige made dames and Antony Gormley becomes a Companion of Honour</p><p>The actor Gary Oldman and Roger Daltrey, frontman of the Who, have been knighted in the king’s birthday honours list, which also confirms there is a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/06/david-beckham-knight-king-charles-birthday-list">knighthood for David Beckham</a>, while the Angel of the North sculptor, Sir Antony Gormley, receives the top gong of Companion of Honour.</p><p>Pat Barker, the author of The Regeneration Trilogy, Penny Mordaunt, the former defence secretary, and the ceramicist Emma Bridgewater are among those to be made dames.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/13/gary-oldman-roger-daltrey-knighted-king-birthday-honours">Continue reading...</a>