>Sir Ian McKellen, CBE, patron of LGBT History Month, affectionately known as Serena (a nickname given to him by Stephen Fry), will soon be able to add another honour to the long list of those he has already received. HM The Queen, in her New Year Honours, has made him a Companion of Honour (CH) for services to Drama and to Equality.
The LGBT History Month team would like to extend their congratulations to Sir Ian and thank him again for his support.
* Further honour for actor McKellen – BBC News
* Second royal honour for Sir Ian – BBC News
* Sir Ian McKellen and Kylie on Queen’s New Year honours list – PinkNews
* Ian McKellen – Wikipedia