Actor knighted to film tune
NZPA-Reuter London A British actor, Rex Harrison, was knighted by the Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace as a Royal Guards band played tunes from “My Fair Lady” in tribute to his most memorable stage and screen role.
The 81-year-old actor was dubbed Sir Reginald, his real name, but will be known as Sir Rex. “It was a marvellous moment kneeling there and getting tapped on each shoulder. I love all the ceremony,” he said after the ceremony, which he attended with his wife Mercia. “I think they rather like to leave awarding honours until you get to a certain age.”
In an interview after his knighthood was announced last month, the six-times married Sir Rex joked: “I haven’t been given one before now because I haven’t behaved myself.” Suave, cultured and impeccably mannered in his most famous acting roles, Sir Rex is a master of comedy. He became legendary for his. portrayal of the quintessentially English Professor Higgins in “My Fair Lady,” for which he won an Oscar for best actor in 1964.
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