Idris Elba has told how he nearly missed his chance of a knighthood - because the letter asking him if he wasn’t to be a Sir got lost in a pile of letters. Revealing how the honour almost passed him by, the Luther star said: “It’s a bit embarrassing. I was sent a consideration letter asking whether I would or wouldn’t accept it, but I didn’t see it as it got lost in a pile of post.” Luckily, word went to his management that he’d had the invitation and needed to respond. “My agent told me that