Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Graphic artist and co-founder of Manchester's Factory Records, Peter Saville, has received a royal honour for his decades of design work.
Saville, who designed the distinctive Joy Division album cover for Unknown Pleasures, was awarded a CBE for services to design by the Prince of Wales on Wednesday.
It was the first investiture ceremony since the national coronavirus lockdown in March, 2020. READ MORE: Saville, 65, designed record sleeve and cover artwork for Joy Division, New Order and Pulp among other groups under the Manchester label he co-founded with Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus.
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