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December 29, 2007

There ain't nothing like a dame

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Kylie Minogue OBE has - as the preceding letters suggest - been made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; this being a post-nominal order if I am understanding how this all works correctly. So not a Dame per se but I hope Flea-readers will excuse the tag-line nonetheless (hat tip to Capt. Heinrichs).

"I am almost as surprised as I am honoured to be awarded an OBE by Her Majesty The Queen," she said. "I feel deeply touched to be acknowledged by the UK, my adopted home, in this way.

"This last year I have felt so much love and support from everyone as I took greater steps back into the public domain, and it is with absolute gratitude and joy that I say farewell to 2007 and look forward to what the new year will bring."

Cheers to that. Also honoured: Gandalf, now a Companion of Honour. The Telegraph has the full honours list available as a pdf file for anyone checking to see if they have once again been overlooked.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at December 29, 2007 10:14 AM

Comments

If she were two classes up, she'd be a Dame. The top two levels in the order are knights and dames.

Posted by: Ben (The Tiger in Exile) at December 29, 2007 12:27 PM

Go Kylie! Also, Hanif Kureishi . . . great writer.

Posted by: agent bedhead at December 29, 2007 01:16 PM

I was under the impression that it was her bum that was receiving the OBE..

Posted by: Gorthos at December 29, 2007 02:22 PM

Proving that the flea really does have friends in high British places.

Posted by: Jay Currie at December 29, 2007 11:42 PM

And no Beckham...but that's what they get for moving to Yankland.

Posted by: agent bedhead at December 31, 2007 03:59 PM