New Year honours list recognises more women than men for first time
Penelope Keith and Angela Lansbury to become dames as head of civil service Sir Bob Kerslake heralds 'deep-rooted change'The actors Penelope Keith and Angela Lansbury are both to become dames in a New Year honours list that, for the first time since the Order of the British Empire was founded in 1917, has recognised more women than men.Keith, 73, who became a household name as social climber Margot Leadbetter in the …