The Palace announced earlier this morning that JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series who sometimes identifies as a trans man and goes by the alias Robert Galbraith, is to be made a Dame.
A palace spokeslady, after several trumpets had been blown and brightly coloured flags fluttered in a breeze caused by an array of Dyson fans, said, “JK Rowling’s contributions to society have been immense. She single-handedly encouraged tens of millions of children in the UK and around the world to read not just one book, but seven. She has given to charities and set up her own including Beira’s Place and Volant Charitable Trust. Her defence of women and girls in Scotland on the date the Hate Crime and Public Order Act came into force so impressed His Majesty that he immediately issued the order for JK Rowling to be awarded the title of DBE.”
Journalist Mike Parry is said to be delighted The Palace watched his interview with GB News.
Rape Crisis Scotland, currently led by a male who identifies as a transwoman – whatever that is – could not be reached for comment. (Editor: We didn’t try very hard.)
Some commentators criticized The Palace for not awarding the Damehood sooner after France beat the UK to it by some 15 years.
JK Rowling was too busy defending women’s rights to speak with The Notional. We do wonder whether she will prefer to use Dame or Sir as a title…