Grayson Perry accepts knighthood from Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle

Turner Prize-winning creator Grayson Perry has accepted his knighthood from the Prince of Wales astatine Windsor Castle.

Sir Grayson had the honour bestowed connected him connected Wednesday portion wearing a "burgundy taffeta" dress, inspired by the coronation of King Charles III.

The 63-year-old Essex-born broadcaster, known for his tapestries and ceramic works, was recognised successful the New Year Honours database for services to the arts.

He joked it would present beryllium comic to motion disconnected messages to his person arsenic "Sir G".

The creator added that helium did not privation to travel crossed arsenic "pompous", truthful would lone usage the rubric connected a "very ceremonial occasion".

Sir Grayson, known for his maverick formal sense, was made a CBE successful 2014, and wore what helium called his "Italian mother-of-the-bride" outfit.

He told the PA quality bureau that his latest outfit, a decennary on, was much "grandmother-of-the-bride".

"My basal thought was that King Charles has conscionable been crowned," helium explained. "I thought Carolingian, truthful I looked to the Stuart-era for power - 17th Century, those benignant of portraits of women of that age.

"That was my starting point, with large sleeves and a dropped shoulder. I designed it, and past I person a dressmaker and a hatmaker who I enactment with. We person fun."

Sir Grayson won the Turner Prize successful 2003 for the portion Claire's Coming Out Dress - a motion to his pistillate alter-ego.

When asked what his younger aforesaid would person made of the knighthood, helium responded by acknowledging that helium was "a blue-chip subordinate of the constitution now", thing that had happened by mishap arsenic "a by-product of success".

Also connected Wednesday, Kate Garraway's hubby Derek Draper was determination to spot her made an MBE.

The Good Morning Britain presenter was recognised for her services to broadcasting, journalism and charity.

She has made 2 award-winning documentaries and written 2 books detailing her family's caller beingness arsenic her husband, a erstwhile governmental adviser, deals with the semipermanent effects of a serious, uncommon lawsuit of coronavirus which has near him successful a wheelchair and needing care.

"So galore hours, we thought it would ne'er happen, present we are," she said.

"It's fantastic. It's a existent feeling of, 'right, prehend the time and bask the moment'."