The artists who created an installation of poppies at the Tower of London are among those who have been awarded MBEs in the New Year Honours list in the UK.
Paul Cummins and Tom Piper were the masterminds of Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, which saw 888,246 ceramic poppies gradually fill the moat of the Tower. Each poppy signified a British or Colonial military death during World War I.
More than five million people attended the installation, with the Queen herself saying: "The only possible reaction to walking among them was silence."
Mr Cummins said he was "taken aback and shocked" to receive his MBE, but was "truly grateful" for the recognition.
"Everyone who worked on Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, to me, should feel a part of this MBE, without them this installation wouldn't have been created," he said.
Mr Piper added: "It has been a real privilege to co-create an artwork which has meant so much to so many people."
Several other artists were also given the nod in this year's list, with Dynasty diva Joan Collins made a Dame for her charity work.
The 81-year-old actress said it was "humbling to receive this level of recognition from my Queen and country".
John Hurt has been knighted, while Emily Watson receives an OBE.
Kristin Scott Thomas, who is due to play the British monarch in stage play "The Audience" next year, was also made a Dame.
"I am thrilled, astonished and worried that I might suddenly wake up," the actress, who received an Academy Award nomination in 1997 for The English Patient, said.
Belfast boxer Paddy Barnes has been awarded an MBE. Northern Ireland based Mary Peters, Olympic gold medalist for the pentathlon in 1972, is to become a Dame.
Comedian and actress Meera Syal receives a CBE for her services to art and literature.
Comic actor James Corden and actress Sheridan Smith were handed OBEs.
And a young music mogul who was instrumental in propelling Ed Sheeran to stardom has been honoured with an MBE.
Jamal Edwards started his multimillion pound business, SB.TV, when he was a teenager, and has also worked with Jessie J and Emeli Sande.
