Ashton 's state honours were , from Britain , CBE ( 1950 ) , Knight Bachelor ( 1962 ) , Companion of Honour ( 1970 ) and the Order of Merit ( 1977 ) . Honours from other countries included the Legion of Honour ( France , 1960 ) and the Order of Dannebrog ( Denmark , 1964 ) . He received the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award from the Royal Academy of Dance in 1959 . He was awarded the Freedom of the City of London ( 1981 ) , and received honorary doctorates from the universities of Durham ( 1962 ) , East Anglia ( 1967 ) , London ( 1970 ) , Hull ( 1971 ) and Oxford ( 1976 )
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award
Frederick Ashton