Dame Imelda Staunton, Heather Small, Rebecca Ferguson and Simon Le Bon are among those receiving royal honours at Windsor Castle today (Tuesday 12 November). At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon was made an MBE for his services to music and charity at Windsor Castle today (November 12).

The ‘death’ of the band has been much discussed over the past couple of months, with statistics showing that it’s now solo artists who dominate the upper echelons of the sales and streaming charts (not to mention the lion’s share of the cultural conversation).