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http://www.itv.com/news/2016-12-30/o...-honours-list/

Great Britain's Olympic heroes dominate the New Year Honours list with Mo Farah and Andy Murray receiving knighthoods, and Jessica Ennis-Hill becoming a dame.

Five-times Olympic rower Katherine Grainger is to be made a dame for services to rowing and charity

Keeping Up Appearances actress Patricia Routledge is to be made a dame for services to the theatre and charity.

Also among the 1,197 people honoured is American Vogue editor Anna Wintour, who becomes a dame in the diplomatic and overseas list for services to fashion and journalism.

Decorated Paralympian Lee Pearson is one of three of Staffordshire's finest sportsmen to be recognised in the Queen's New Year's Honours list.

The 42-year-old 11-times gold medallist – who will now be known as Sir Lee – has been knighted for his incredible services to equestrianism in a glittering career spanning nearly two decades.