Scottish opera director David McVicar also receives a knighthood, for services to opera, while English National Opera's Edward Gardner becomes an OBE.

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Organic herb farmer Jekka McVicar, who sits on the Royal Horticultural Society's fruit, veg and herb committee, highlights the fact that the herb is seasonal.

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