The Queen's birthday honours were released at midnight and Hamlet interest includes a knighthood for Ken now Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh. Also from the cast of his film version of Hamlet, Kate Winslet receives a CBE.
Other Shakespearean actors include Jean Marsh who's now an OBE and Amanda Redman, MBE.
At the Royal Shakespeare Company, outgoing artistic director Michael Boyd is knighted and Victoria Heywood, executive director is granted a CBE.
That's about all I can spot. The full lists are posted on The Guardian's website.
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