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Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.' J& C( `# D* F2 K
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The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.! x; G/ K- X! ? n! J
& s3 B3 Y: Q" B3 ^* O" qHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire2 o$ v' H4 C& M, n
- u. Z( J) C/ H2 xThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.
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0 S g- c4 ^: d# YThe record topped the charts in more than 30 countries and was number one in the UK for 23 weeks, selling more than seven million copies in the country.
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* Z w/ v9 [4 D7 Z: h* W4 @It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.
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+ [, C4 a ^) H# C" R2 CAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.
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She is rumoured to be planning the release of her third studio album sometime next year but has been busy being a mum after giving birth to her son Angelo with partner Simon Konecki in October last year. z3 L' c- k4 Z$ ^8 B2 {
$ h$ M# R3 H2 |3 n5 _. kSinger-songwriter PJ Harvey, broadcaster Aled Jones and author Joanne Harris were also on the list for MBEs, while broadcaster Claire Balding was honoured with an OBE.
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