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 Terry Pratchett and Robert Plant get honours
Robert Plant, the lead vocalist of the English rock band 'Led Zeppelin' and English novelist Terry Pratchett were honoured by the Queen on Wednesday.
The Queen also allotted awards to the members of Britain's Beijing Olympics team, including a knighthood for Chris Hoy, triple cycling gold medallist and country's most successful Olympian at a single games for 100 years.
The 60 year old Terry Pratchett, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease in 2007, said that he was "flabbergasted" to receive the knighthood for his services to literature.
Neil Hunt, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society, said, "I would like to congratulate Terry on this fantastic and well-deserved achievement. Terry is not only a successful author and well-loved public figure; he is also playing a key role in fighting the misunderstanding and stigma surrounding dementia".
Terry Pratchett has sold more than 55 million copies of his Discworld novels, set in a fantasy world balanced on the backs of four elephants standing on the back of a giant turtle.
The 60 year old Robert Plant became a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) under the ancient and complex system of honorary titles.
Paralympic swimmer Sascha Kindred, of Credenhill, Herefordshire, who picked up two golds and a bronze in Beijing, has been appointed OBE.
Rosemary Thorp, from Malvern, became a CBE for services to education and international development.
Linda Covey, from Redditch, Worcestershire, became an MBE for voluntary service to the British Red Cross Society in Warwickshire.
There was an OBE for actor Michael Sheen, who played former Prime Minister Tony Blair in the 2006 film "The Queen," and a CBE for jazz musician Courtney Pine.
Most of the people on the New Year's list are honoured for voluntary work or for their contributions to health, education or local services.
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