Quentin Blake is the biggest draw on list! Cartoonist leads list of famous faces being honoured by the Queen

• Sir Quentin Blake has written and illustrated more than 500 books during career
• He hopes Companion of Honour will give him ‘renewed effort and enthusiasm’
• Sir Salman Rushdie and Dame Marina Warner were also awarded the honour
• Accolade recognises outstanding contributions to arts, science and medicine

Sir Quentin Blake is among those receiving the most prestigious award, becoming a Companion of Honour.

Sir Quentin, pictured, has written and illustrated more than 500 books over a career spanning seven decades, and said the honour was an ‘enormous privilege’.

The 89-year-old, who was knighted in 2013, said he hoped the Companion of Honour accolade would give him ‘renewed effort and enthusiasm’ for future projects. 

Author Sir Salman Rushdie and historian and novelist Dame Marina Warner were also awarded the honour. 

Sir Salman is best known for books including Midnight’s Children, which won the Booker Prize in 1981. Dame Marina is a professor at Birkbeck College in London.  

Sir Quentin, pictured, has written and illustrated more than 500 books over a career spanning seven decades

He hopes the Companion of Honour accolade will give him ‘renewed effort and enthusiasm’ for future projects

The Order of the Companions of Honour was founded in 1917 by George V and is limited to only 65 members at any one time. 

It recognises those who have made outstanding contributions to arts, science, medicine or government. 

Other members include Sir David Attenborough, Dame Judi Dench and many senior politicians, including former prime minister Sir John Major.

Sir Quentin is best known for his long-term collaboration with author Roald Dahl, which began with his illustrations on the 1978 book The Enormous Crocodile.

He went on to illustrate children’s classics including Matilda, The BFG and The Twits. 

Author Sir Salman Rushdie (pictured), best known for books including Midnight’s Children, has also been made a Companion of Honour for services to literature

Historian and novelist Dame Marina Warner a professor at Birkbeck College in London, has also received the honour

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