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Aardman co-founders Peter Lord and David Sproxton knighted; Royal Mint issues 50th-anniversary 50p coin
Aardman's June 2026 news round-up (via aardman.com/latest-news) confirms co-founders Peter Lord and David Sproxton were honoured in the King's Birthday Honours, and that the Royal Mint released a commemorative 50-pence coin marking Aardman's 50th anniversary. Same round-up also surfaced the second Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom trailer, the Let's Go Timmy! BBC series, a Gromit autobiography ('Grand') from publisher Ebury, and a Royal College of Art/Aardman Animation MFA partnership -- all already reflected in the catalogue except the honours and coin, which are recorded here as studio-recognition milestones rather than catalogue works.
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