“The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” director Michael Apted was recently honored by Queen Elizabeth II. Variety.com reports:
In a Feb. 18 ceremony in London, the queen made Apted a Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George. The order is awarded to men and women who have held, or will hold, high office or those who render “extraordinary or important” non-military service in a foreign country.
Read the entire article here. Mr. Apted is also president of the Directors Guild of America.
That’s interesting, according to the wiki entry for the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George), we may now refer to him as SIR Michael Apted.
Oh dear, my apologies. It seems I missed a nuance in the article. He would have to be Knight Commander of the Order before earning the “Sir.” Apparently you can be Companion, Knight Commander, or Knight Grand Cross.