Kate Winslet, Kenneth Branagh get royal honors

By Jill Lawless Associated Press Comments London- Kate Winslet has been honored by Queen Elizabeth II for her titanic contribution to the arts. The actress, who won a best actress Academy Award in 2009 for "The Reader" and made her breakthrough as the feisty Rose in 1997 blockbuster "Titanic," has been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, or CBE, in the queen's Birthday Honors List, published Saturday. Winslet said the honor made her "very proud to be a Brit.""I am both surprised and honored to stand alongside so many men and woman who have achieved great things for our country," the 36-year-old star said. Actor and director Kenneth Branagh was made a knight and will be...