Elton John wins highest accolade in new year honours list
Sir Elton John has received the highest acknowledgement in a new year honours list in which hundreds of ordinary people were recognised alongside household names from sport, the arts, entertainment and politics.
The singer and songwriter was awarded the Companion of Honour for a remarkable career spanning more than five decades, in which he has sold more than 300m records worldwide, and used his fame to promote the work of 23 charities, including his own Aids foundation. He becomes one of only 64 people apart from the monarch who can hold the honour at any one time.
The musician tweeted: “I’m humbled and honoured to be among such highly esteemed company in receiving the Companion of Honour. 2019 has turned out to be a truly wonderful year for me and I feel extraordinarily blessed.”
The honours list, which was drawn up and approved during Theresa May’s premiership, rewards a glittering lineup of well-known figures from arts and sport. But the vast majority (72%) of the 1,097 to be recognised were people who work in their communities.
[From Sandra Laville & Peter Walker at The Guardian]
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ELTON JOHN Captain Fantastic (1975 UK 10-track LP pressed
on Purple Vinyl
only visible when held under a bright light, with 16-page A4
'Scraps' booklet of photographs & press cuttings, and a 16-page
lyric booklet. The gatefold picture sleeve has minimal wear,
whilst the vinyl looks barely played DJLPX1) ELTON JOHN Greatest Hits (1974 UK 10-track LP compilation
on regular black vinyl, featuring a cross-section of Elton's
classic songs, including Rocket Man, Crocodile Rock, Candle In
The Wind, Your Song & more, picture sleeve with illustrated
inner. The inner has a little foxing, the sleeve shows light
wear & the vinyl is Excellent with minimal play DJLP442) ELTON JOHN Candle In The Wind (1987 UK 4-track 12" vinyl
single, also featuring Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word, Your
Song & Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, Marilyn Monroe
picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a little ringwear whilst the vinyl
shows only light signs of play EJS1512) ELTON JOHN Too Low For Zero (1983 UK 10-track vinyl LP
including I'm Still Standing, I Guess That's Why They Call It The
Blues and Kiss The Bride, issued in the glossy non die-cut picture
sleeve. Both the sleeve and vinyl remain in excellent condition
HISPD24) ELTON JOHN Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player (1972
UK 10-track LP pressed on translucent black vinyl [visible
when held to a strong light source], front laminated gatefold
sleeve with loose twelve page lyric booklet. The sleeve shows
just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains in excellent
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