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Queen Says Make It So As Patrick Stewart Knighted



Patrick Stewart, best known for his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the TV
show "Star Trek: The Next Generation," will now be known as Sir Patrick. The
Cabinet Office made the announcement on Thursday. The 69-year-old native of
Yorkshire, England, tops the list of those receiving New Year's honors from
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.

In addition to playing Capt. Picard, Patrick Stewart is also known as playing
Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men movies. Charles Xavier, or "Professor
X" is a telepath, but Patrick Stewart probably didn't see this coming.

While Stewart is best known for his roles in popular TV and movies, as
evidenced by Star Trek and the X-Men, those are not his first love. Rather,
it's the stage, and classics such as Shakespeare that he prefers.

In addition to Patrick Stewart's knighthood, others will receive somewhat
lesser honors. Ross Brawn, who started the Brawn GP Formula 1 team that won
the constructors' championship in 2009, will receive an OBE, which stands for
Officer of the Order of the British Empire. The 2008 F1 champion, Lewis
Hamilton, received an MBE, which stands for Member of the Order of the
British Empire, last year.

There are additional F1 awards that were announced today. Jenson Button, who
won the 2009 Formula 1 drivers championship, and who races with the
Brawn-Mercedes team. will receive an MBE.

British fashion designer Amanda Wakeley will receive an OBE. Cath Kidston and
Luella Bartley, fellow fashion designers, will receive MBEs. Also receiving
an MBE are Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers, who together started the River Cafe in
London, along the Thames.

To explain all the ranking, it is as follows: A knighthood is the highest
honor. Men are made knights, after which they are called "sirs," and women
are made "dames. Then comes the CBE, which stands for Commander of the Order
of the British Empire. The OBE and MBE follow respectively.

Written by Michael Santo
HULIQ.com

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