US EditionIdris Elba and Wicked's Cynthia Erivo on London's King's New Years honours list
Idris Elba was knighted for founding the Elba Hope Foundation and anti-knife crime work, while Cynthia Erivo received an MBE for services to music and drama.
- On the King's New Year Honours list, Sir Idris Elba is knighted for services to young people, while Cynthia Erivo is appointed an MBE for services to music and drama.
- This year the Greater London honours list highlights achievements across arts, culture and public service, naming 1,157 recipients for their contributions.
- Amid anti-knife-crime campaigning, Sir Idris Elba founded the Elba Hope Foundation with Sabrina Dhowre Elba, funding empowerment projects and advocating bans on machetes and zombie knives.
- Elsewhere, household names Warwick Davis, Richard Osman and Matt Lucas receive OBEs and MBEs, while Meera Syal is honoured with a damehood for literature, drama and charity.
- Elba will next appear in 2026's Masters of the Universe and has co-directed a survival thriller expected in the near future; Cynthia Erivo, who in 2025 starred widely, will lead Dracula and both join Children of Blood and Bone in 2027.
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Hollywood stars Cynthia Erivo, Idris Elba recognized in New Year’s honors list
LONDON — Britons ranging from Hollywood stars Idris Elba and Cynthia Erivo to a 102-year-old judo instructor have been named in King Charles III’s New Year’s honors list, an annual tradition that recognizes people for their contributions to UK public life. Elba, who starred as a drug dealer in “The Wire” and the president of the United States in “A House of Dynamite,” was knighted for his services to young people after he and his wife, Sabrina, …
Idris Elba knighted, Cynthia Erivo becomes a Member of the Order of the British Empire
Warwick Davis and "Hamnet" composer Max Richter are also receiving some of the United Kingdom's highest honors in 2026.Karwai Tang/WireImage Idris Elba and Cynthia Erivo in London on March 1, 2023Key pointsIdris Elba is receiving a knighthood for his charity "services to young people."Cynthia Erivo is being made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for her services to music and drama.Other entertainers listed in HM The King’s New Year Hon…
Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo recognized in UK's New Year's Honours List 2026
Cynthia Erivo at The Academy Awards on March 2, 2025. (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Idris Elba and Cynthia Erivo are among the stars on King Charles III‘s New Year’s Honours List 2026. The honors system recognizes figures from across British society for their public achievements, and commitment to serving and helping the U.K. Idris has been awarded a knighthood for his services to young people, while Cynthia has been made an MBE for services to music…
The list of New Year's Honours 2026 includes 1157 award winners from various industries in the UK who will be rewarded for their great achievements.
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