Warwick Davis Receives OBE from Prince William at Windsor Castle Ceremony
warwick davis, aged 56, stood before Prince William at Windsor Castle this afternoon to receive an OBE for his contributions to drama and charitable work. The investiture brought together two New Year Honours recipients, and it followed Bafta’s recognition of Davis with its highest accolade in 2025.
Warwick Davis at Windsor Castle
Prince William presented royal honours during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle where Davis accepted an OBE named in the New Year Honours list. The presentation placed Davis, a familiar screen presence, at the centre of a formal event that also recognised other figures from sport and culture.
warwick davis was born with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita, a rare form of dwarfism, and has long championed awareness and support for others with the condition. Together with his late wife Samantha, he established the charity Little People UK in 2012 to assist individuals with dwarfism and their families.
Alex Greenwood’s MBE and Euro 2025 recognition
At the same ceremony, England defender Alex Greenwood, aged 32, was awarded an MBE for services to football. Greenwood, a Manchester City defender who was appointed club captain ahead of the current campaign, has been recognised for a career that includes being part of the Lionesses squad that won the European Championship on home soil in 2022 and defended the title at Euro 2025 in Switzerland.
Greenwood has earned 107 caps for the England women’s national team and has helped guide Manchester City to the summit of the Women’s Super League standings. Her MBE acknowledges those international and club achievements named in the New Year Honours list.
Bafta Fellowship in 2025 and Davis’s continuing roles
Last year, Bafta recognised Davis’s performing and advocacy work with its highest accolade, the Fellowship. That institutional honour sits alongside the OBE he received at Windsor Castle and signals recognition from both industry and the crown for his combined career and charity work.
Davis’s screen career spans decades, with memorable performances including Professor Flitwick and the goblin Griphook in the Harry Potter films, as well as appearances in Star Wars and the travel series An Idiot Abroad with Karl Pilkington. He has confirmed he will reprise his Flitwick role in the forthcoming Harry Potter television reboot.
Returning to the investiture moment at Windsor Castle, the OBE formalises a public acknowledgment of Davis’s dual work in drama and community support. The next confirmed development for him is his reprisal of Professor Flitwick in the forthcoming Harry Potter television reboot, extending the specific career thread noted at the ceremony.
