UK to give Cowell a knighthood

The music mogul Simon Cowell will reportedly be given a knighthood – which will make him Sir Simon Cowell - by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth in her birthday honours list next month after being recommended by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown for his charity work, in particular his efforts with the chart-topping single ‘Everybody Hurts’, which raised money to help victims of the Haiti earthquake.

A source said: “Gordon Brown was very keen for Simon to get proper recognition for his work.