BRITAIN-ROYALS-AWARD

Britain's King Charles III (front row C), poses with Members of the Order of Merit, Back row from Left, Dr Venki Ramakrishnan, Professor Margaret Macmillan, Professor Elizabeth Anionwu, Professor Ann Dowling, Professor Magdi Yacoub, Professor Ara Darzi, David Adjaye, Floella Benjamin, Paul Nurse and Robin Janvrin, and front row from Left, David Hockney, Jean Chretien, Timothy Berners-Lee, David Attenborough, Tom Stoppard, Norman Foster, Professor Roger Penrose, Jacob Rothschild, the Rev Robin Eames, Martin Rees, Neil MacGregor and John Howard, ahead of a a luncheon for Members of the Order of Merit, at Buckingham Palace in London on November 24, 2022. The Order of Merit was founded by 1902 by King Edward VII, and is a special mark of honour conferred by the Sovereign on individuals deemed to have been of exceptional distinction in the arts, learning, sciences and other areas such as public service. (Photo by Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP) (Photo by AARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)