On me head son! Hollywood actor Idris Elba delighted as the Queen honours him with OBE

Luther star Idris Elba has described his OBE for services to drama as "beyond special". 

The actor said: "Awards and honours come in all shapes and sizes and all as significant as the other.
But this is beyond special as it comes from Queen and country, and I couldn't be more proud for receiving this right now. What a year. On me head son!"

The OBE caps a memorable year for the 43-year-old Londoner, which has seen him receive two Golden Globe nominations for his roles in the hit BBC drama Luther and Netflix's Beasts of No Nation.

Elba has also been the subject of speculation that he is next in line to play James Bond.
Anthony Horowitz, who wrote the latest 007 novel, Trigger Mortis, was quoted in the Daily Mail as describing Elba as "too street" for Bond.