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Friday, June 13, 2014




















London (AFP) - Angelina Jolie has been made an honorary dame in Queen Elizabeth II's birthday honours list released Friday, as Britain paid tribute to the Hollywood star for her efforts to combat warzone rape.
The American actress, who US Secretary of State John Kerry described as "a fierce and fearless advocate", leads a list of film idols, sports stars, authors and designers recognised for their services to the United Kingdom.
Daniel Day-Lewis receives a knighthood, while his fellow Oscar-winning film star Dame Maggie Smith -- the star of TV period drama "Downton Abbey" and the "Harry Potter" films -- is made a companion of honour.
Jolie was given the female equivalent of a knighthood for her services to British foreign policy in her campaign to end sexual violence in conflict zones.
She co-hosted a four-day global conference in London on the issue with British Foreign Secretary William Hague, during which Kerry suggested she had played her most lasting role, "the role of fierce and fearless advocate".
The 39-year-old actress said: "To receive an honour related to foreign policy means a great deal to me, as it is what I wish to dedicate my working life to.

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"Working on the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative and with survivors of rape is an honour in itself. I know that succeeding in our goals will take a lifetime, and I am dedicated to it for all of mine."
Jolie becomes an honorary dame commander in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, an order of chivalry for people "who render extraordinary or important non-military service in a foreign country".
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guardian

Angelina Jolie made dame



Hollywood actor and UN special envoy Angelina Jolie is today accorded one of the highest accolades granted by the British establishment as she is made an honorary dame in the Queen's birthday honours.

The 39-year-old Oscar winner, who has spent much of this week co-chairing a London summit on war rape with foreign secretary William Hague, becomes a dame commander of the order of St Michael and St George courtesy of the foreign office in recognition of her work on conflict sexual crime.

Jolie, in London with actor husband Brad Pitt, is co-founder with Hague of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI) and was nominated in the diplomatic service and overseas birthday 2014 honours for services to UK foreign policy and the campaign to end war zone sexual violence.

Hague has made no secret of his admiration for her, having described the film star as "a pleasure to work with" and saying "my admiration for her work has grown even greater over the last two years".

Jolie, who is UN special envoy for refugees, said of the award: "To receive an honour related to foreign policy means a great deal to me as it is what I wish to dedicate my working life to. Working on PSVI and with survivors of rape is an honour in itself. I know that succeeding in our goals will take a lifetime and I am dedicated to it for all of mine."





telegraph

Angelina Jolie: First Dame of Hollywood honoured by the Queen

Actress says honorary award for campaign against sexual violence 'means a great deal’

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10:30PM BST 13 Jun 2014

Angelina Jolie, the Hollywood actress, has been singled out for recognition in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours for her campaigning work against sexual violence and the use of rape as a weapon of war.

Jolie has been made an honorary Dame for using her international recognition to make the question of violence against women not only a global issue, but one to be taken seriously at the highest level.

The actress was in London this week leading a global summit on the issue in London, alongside William Hague, the Foreign Secretary.

As a foreign citizen Jolie, the co-founder of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative PVSI, cannot be addressed as Dame, but receives the award on an honorary basis.

She said: “To receive an honour related to foreign policy means a great deal to me, as it is what I wish to dedicate my working life to. Working on PVSI and with survivors of rape is an honour in itself. I know that succeeding in our goals will take a lifetime, and I am dedicated to it for all of mine.”

Jolie has been honoured alongside four other individuals working for British charities and NGOs in the field of sexual violence, as part of the Diplomatic Service and Overseas Birthday Honours list recognising exceptional service to Britain overseas.

Jolie has also worked as a special envoy for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees since 2001, regularly visiting refugee camps around the world.

The announcement of Jolie’s award comes at the end of a week in which Mr Hague has been extensively photographed in her company as they attended the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, in London’s Docklands. Hundreds of officials, diplomats, activists and survivors of rape in conflict zones attended the four-day event to discuss ways to improve the prosecution of offenders and protection of victims.

Jolie yesterday urged participants to keep lobbying for action, saying: “Our work is just beginning. The test we now face is whether we can make a difference on the ground. We can and will end impunity.”

John Kerry, the US secretary of state, speaking at the summit, described Jolie as a “fierce and fearless advocate”.

He said: “We’ve all watched her play many remarkable roles, but perhaps her most lasting legacy actually comes from a role she plays in real life — and that is the role of fierce and fearless advocate.”

Mr Hague welcomed the awarding of honours to individuals such as Jolie, whom he said were carrying out “extraordinary work” overseas.

“I am particularly delighted by the awards conferred upon those working with us to eradicate rape and sexual violence in conflict, through the PVSI initiative. Each individual on this list made a real difference and achieved lasting results,” he said.

Also singled out for an honour is Daniel Day-Lewis, the star of Lincoln and There Will Be Blood, who receives an OBE in recognition of his role as one of Britain’s finest screen actors.

Day-Lewis, 57, who won the most recent of his Oscars in 2012 — becoming the first man to win three best actor Oscars — for his portrayal of US President Abraham Lincoln’s struggle to pass the bill to emancipate slaves, said: “I’m entirely amazed and utterly delighted in equal measure.”
The son of Cecil Day-Lewis, the former poet laureate, and Jill Balcon, the actress, Day-Lewis has been nominated five times for the best actor Oscar and is known for his commitment to method acting, requiring intense immersion in his character.

He is said to have lived in a tent on a deserted Texan oilfield during the making of There Will Be Blood, and to play Gerry Conlon, a man wrongly jailed as an IRA bomber in In The Name Of The Father, he spent two days in a prison cell without food or water.








Stephen Sutton becomes an MBE, Daniel Day-Lewis is knighted and Angelina Jolie receives an honorary damehood


Late teenage cancer fundraiser Stephen Sutton has become an MBE in a Queen's Birthday Honours List which also recognises actor Daniel Day-Lewis with a knighthood.
Stephen, who raised £4.2m for the Teenage Cancer Trust after his story spread on social media, accepted the honour for services to the charity shortly before his death, aged 19, in May.

Sir Daniel, the first person to win three best actor Oscars, is rewarded for services to drama.

Actress Angelina Jolie, meanwhile, has been made an honorary dame for services to UK foreign policy and campaigning to end sexual violence in war zones.
 
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Actress Jolie, who co-founded the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative with UK Foreign Secretary William Hague and was in London this week to host a summit, said receiving "an honour related to foreign policy means a great deal to me as it is what I wish to dedicate my working life to".

"Working on the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative and with survivors of rape is an honour in itself. I know that succeeding in our goals will take a lifetime and I am dedicated to it for all of mine."
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 The honours system
Commonly awarded ranks:
  • Companion of honour - Limited to 65 people. Recipients wear the initials CH after their name
  • Knight or Dame
  • CBE - Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • OBE - Officer of the Order of the British Empire
  • MBE - Member of the Order of the British Empire
  • BEM - British Empire Medal









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