Actor Stephen Fry says “My hero Fylaktis Philippou, barber in his beloved St James’s since he was a boy. Was a  friendly,  humble and kind man.

The 94 year old UK Cypriot Fylaktis Philippou received an OBE for services to hairdressing and to the community in St James, London. Fylaktis was a barber from a young boy and owned and worked Briggs Barbers in St James London.