TV presenter Tess Daly will be among those accepting honours from the King today as she is officially made an MBE at Windsor Castle.
The 56-year-old and her Strictly Come Dancing co-host Claudia Winkleman were both made MBEs in the King’s Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting.
It follows Daly and Winkleman’s announcement last month that the two will leave the show after fronting it together since 2014.
Who else is being honoured today?
Former EastEnders star Anita Dobson will also attend the royal Berkshire residence as she was made an OBE for services to charitable fundraising and philanthropy.
The 76-year old London-born actress, best known for playing Queen Vic landlady Angie Watts on the BBC soap, is a patron of several charities including Thames Hospice and Focus Foundation, which provides support for grassroots charities and local organisations.
Shadow housing secretary Sir James Cleverly will also receive his knighthood during the same ceremony, which he was awarded in Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours list.
Detective Superintendent Katherine Goodwin, the Met Police chief who led the manhunt for the murderer of marketing executive Sarah Everard in 2021, is also to receive the King’s Police Medal.
Her investigation led to the conviction of Met police officer Wayne Couzens.
When will Tess and Claudia bow out from Strictly?
Tess and Claudia are still presenting the current series of Strictly but do not have long left. They will finish the series in December.
And then their last appearance together on the show will be its Christmas special, which will air on December 25.
Claudia will continue on the BBC host hit show The Traitors.
Husband Vernon’s sweet response to wife’s award
BBC Radio Two presenter Vernon Kay has congratulated his wife, Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly, for being made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).
The 56-year-old has been recognised alongside her Strictly co-host Claudia Winkleman in the King’s Birthday Honours for her services to broadcasting.
Kay, who has two children with Daly who he married in 2003, also praised Winkleman and the Strictly team for “consistently producing the best show every year”.
Posting a series of photographs on Instagram, Kay said: “Well what can we say!!! Congratulations @tessdaly on your MBE.
“All the hard work and huge effort you put into everything you do has been recognised by the King.
“Being on Strictly from the start when our babies weren’t even born just proves how well you’ve done. Now they’re almost 21 and 16 and we’ve all enjoyed this journey together!!
“Also, bravo everyone at @bbcstrictly and @claudiawinkle for consistently producing the best show every year!! Time to pop a cork me thinks…”
Why Is Tess Daly getting an MBE?
TV presenter Tess Daly will be among those accepting honours from the King today as she is officially made an MBE at Windsor Castle.
The 56-year-old and her Strictly Come Dancing co-host Claudia Winkleman were both made MBEs in the King’s Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting.
It follows Daly and Winkleman’s announcement last month that the two will leave the show after fronting it together since 2014.
Source: Mirror
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