Sir Salman Rushdie writing again following attack

British novelist Sir Salman Rushdie said helium has started penning again aft being attacked successful New York past year.

The Booker Prize victor was among those recognised astatine Windsor Castle connected Tuesday aft being made a Servant of the Companions of Honour.

Asked erstwhile helium expects to implicit his adjacent book, helium said: "Oh, I'll fto you know."

Sir Salman was repeatedly stabbed astatine an lawsuit successful New York past twelvemonth arsenic helium was astir to marque a speech.

Speaking aft the investiture ceremonial connected Tuesday, successful which helium met the Princess Royal, Sir Salman said it was a "great honour" to beryllium recognised for a "lifetime" of enactment and described Anne arsenic "very generous".

He said it "took a while" but helium has yet started moving again.

During a festival successful Washington astatine the play he disclosed: "I americium not speechmaking arsenic accelerated arsenic I utilized to but . . . I americium penning what I deliberation volition beryllium a reasonably abbreviated publication astir what happened."

Sir Salman has agelong faced decease threats for his 1988 caller The Satanic Verses.

The Order of the Companions of Honour is an honour fixed to radical successful the Commonwealth realms who person made a important publication to the arts, science, medicine oregon the authorities implicit a agelong play of time.

English snooker subordinate Mark Selby was besides honoured astatine Windsor connected Tuesday.

Selby, known by fans arsenic the Jester from Leicester, was made an MBE for his services to snooker and foundation successful the 2022 Birthday Honours List, the precocious Queen's last.

The snooker ace was praised by intelligence wellness foundation Mind for speaking publically astir his ongoing conflict with depression, admitting helium suffered a "relapse" aft losing a Masters tourney successful January 2022.