Make it so – queen knights Patrick Stewart

There’s an especially starry knight in Britain’s latest round of royal honors.

Patrick Stewart – Capt. Jean-Luc Picard on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” – becomes Sir Patrick in Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year honors list.

“This is an honor that embraces those actors, directors and creative teams who have in these recent years helped fill my life with inspiration, companionship and sheer fun,” said the 69-year-old Stewart, who recently returned to the British stage following a long career in Hollywood that included playing professor Charles Xavier in three “X-Men” films.

Erich Reich, a refugee from Nazi-occupied Europe who organized last year’s 70th anniversary of the “Kindertransport,” which brought 10,000 children to wartime Britain, also received a knighthood, as did theater and film director Nicholas Hytner.

A separate honors list in New Zealand bestowed a knighthood on the king of Middle Earth – “Lord of the Rings” filmmaker Peter Jackson, 53.

Source: Associated Press

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