By its very design, this smacks of a bygone era.The first of Mr Abbott's dames will be Quentin Bryce, who is just completing six years as Australia's first woman governor-general, the Queen's representative.
The troupe includes Rob Brydon and Dame Judi Dench, and will be at a West End theatre for a year.
The Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson and the singer Dame Shirley Bassey will be among the guests at Baroness Thatcher's funeral on Wednesday, Downing Street announced today.
The 50 years on stage event, which will also feature appearances from Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Sir Michael Gambon and Dame Judi Dench, will be broadcast live from the National Theatre on BBC Two on 2 November.
A true "grande dame" who will be affectionately missed by all who knew her.
Dame Jacqueline Wilson will be speaking as part of BBC Radio 3's Free Thinking festival on 5 November at the Sage Gateshead.
Dame Helen Mirren will be the only person walking the Bafta's red carpet this Sunday knowing she will definitely be leaving the ceremony with an award.
ALL THIS JAZZ -- Diana Ross, left, Roberta Flack, Dame Cleo Laine and Marian McPartland will be among the featured performers when the annual fall gala of Jazz at Lincoln Center pays tribute to Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald and other great women of jazz at 7 tonight at Avery Fisher Hall.
Knights and dames are "not appropriate" in a modern Australian honours system and will be scrapped from the Order of Australia, the prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has announced.
Dame Angiolini will look at individual cases and her findings will be reported to Edinburgh City Council's transport and environment committee.
