Director Stephen Frears says knighthood is down to ‘being lucky’

Sir Stephen Frears after being made a Knight Bachelor by the Princess Royal during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, on Wednesday (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Film director and producer Sir Stephen Frears, whose career includes an impressive body of work spanning five decades, has put his knighthood down to “just being lucky”.

Among his most famous films is The Queen, made in 2006, which won Dame Helen Mirren an Oscar and Sir Stephen a director nomination.