Daniel Craig, the actor who performs the fictional spy James Bond in movies, has been made a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) within the UK’s annual New Year Honours List.
The honour, often conferred upon real-life spies and diplomats, can be bestowed upon writer Ian Fleming’s 007 fictional character in his books.
Craig, 53, who’s from Chester in England, has been recognised for companies to movie and theatre.
His CMG comes quickly after the discharge of the ultimate instalment of his Bond movies, No Time To Die, which grew to become certainly one of final 12 months’s highest-grossing movies on the field workplace. Craig had already introduced his retirement because the world’s most well-known undercover agent after starring in 5 Bond movies.
The CMG order of chivalry was based in 1818 and its holders are appointed by the monarch and holders can put on it suspended on a ribbon round their neck on formal events.
Queen Elizabeth II had famously met Craig once they filmed a shock phase for the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony at Buckingham Palace, which concerned Bond escorting the 95-year-old monarch.
The producers of the Bond movies, Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson, are additionally recognised within the New Year Honours listing, launched on Friday, for his or her contribution to movie and drama, with each being made Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBEs).
But this honour hasn’t gone down effectively with some individuals. Some took to Twitter to share their response to this honour given to the James Bond actor.
“The Queen has broken tradition to give Daniel Craig an honour usually reserved for real life spies, ” posted a consumer, whereas one other wrote, “So, Daniel Craig has been awarded a CBE for…acting? Are the millions of pounds and hundreds of opportunities to earn even more on top of that not enough? Meanwhile key-workers can barely afford food and rent.”
Films impression lives …proved umpteen occasions… Now for #JamesBond the Queen has to interrupt custom too…offers #DanielCraig award reserved for Diplomats for exemplary non navy work !!!🤩🤩💫🎈👏🏻💞⭐ @007 pic.twitter.com/ZFSkampRjc
— Girish Johar (@girishjohar) January 2, 2022
Okay so now that Joanna Lumley is a Dame and Daniel Craig is a CMG, might Timothy Dalton please be made a CBE or knighted? I imply he’s been appearing for nearly 60 years! pic.twitter.com/kOx7W1we8T
— Gabrielaeye 🔫 (@noir_or_never) January 1, 2022
Daniel Craig might be bestowed the uncommon Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) an honour often reserved for high spies and diplomats within the Queen’s New Year Honours. It’s the identical honour given to M retiring in Skyfall.
— MI6 HQ (@jamesbondlive) December 26, 2021
Other British actors on this 12 months’s listing embrace Joanna Lumley and Vanessa Redgrave, who’ve been made Dames for his or her companies to drama, leisure and charity, whereas British Indian actor Nitin Ganatra turns into an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
(With inputs from PTI)
