Simon Cowell and Joanna Lumley set to receive honours in Queen's birthday list
By Tim Shipman
Last updated at 11:40 AM on 19th May 2010
The actress and Gurkha rights campaigner has been put forward for a damehood by the civil service panel which draws up the lists of non-political honours.
The pop impresario is set to become Sir Simon Cowell as a reward for his services to music and charity work.
Tipped for honours: Pop mogul Simon Cowell could receive a knighthood and actress Joanna Lumley could be made a dame
He assembled a team of musicians and artists to record a charity single to fund the relief effort in Haiti after the disastrous earthquake which struck in January, killing an estimated 230,000 and making a million homeless.
There had been speculation that the creator of Britain's Got Talent and star of the X Factor was due to be rewarded by David Cameron after making a late endorsement of the Tories during the election campaign.
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