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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Christopher Lee is knighted

Christopher Lee: Sir Christopher Lee receives his knighthood
The count looms perilously close to the royal jugular. Is he making polite small talk with HRH or struggling to contain a raging thirst for blue blood? Photograph: Johnny Green/PA
Christopher Lee: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula
Absolutely fangulous: Lee hovers over a young Joanna Lumley in The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1974). Photograph: Everett Collection/Rex Features
Christopher Lee: Sir Christopher Lee receives his knighthood
The Prince of Wales wisely opts to knight Sir Christopher - aka Star Wars' Count Dooku - with a ceremonial sword rather than a light sabre Photograph: Johnny Green/PA
Christopher Lee: Christopher Lee as Dracula
Don't cross me: The count meets his match in Dracula (1958) Photograph: Cine Text / Allstar
Christopher Lee: Sir Christopher Lee after receiving a Knighthood
The newly enobled Sir Christopher displays his knightly credentials. Shame he went for morning dress rather than fangs and a cape … Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA
Christopher Lee: Christopher Lee as Dracula
Your vampire needs you: Lee bewitches the camera with his sharp threads, sharper teeth and starey eyes in Dracula AD 1972 (1972, obviously) Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive
Christopher Lee: Sir Christopher Lee receives his knighthood
Sir Christopher practises his dark Sith mind tricks on the unsuspecting prince: "You will not believe critics who claim the last three Star Wars films are vastly inferior to the first three …" Photograph: Johnny Green/PA
Christopher Lee: Taste the Blood of Dracula
He's behind you: The count goes in for the kill in Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) Photograph: Cine Text / Allstar
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