Finally Queen Elizabeth has seen fit to recognize what we already knew: the proper way to address the regal Joan Collins is Dame Joan Collins.
That’s according to The Hollywood Reporter, which reports that the 81-year-old actress has been picked for the honor, which is the women’s equivalent of being knighted. (John Hurt will also become Sir John Hurt.) She told the BBC: “There’s nothing to compare to being a Dame and getting that kind of accolade from my country and my Queen. I am very patriotic and quite a Royalist, so it is extraordinary.” I like to imagine this remark delivered through one of those cunning little veils.