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Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.* O( T" C6 J5 s& P$ L
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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.7 O/ ?$ p* q( i' u
' F( w# I9 G: L" N: i. IHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire6 w( R* J/ G1 {! ~3 }9 {* l8 N
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The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. a. H4 L; H! b2 o7 X# }" r: a [4 j" S
: [3 a* G. U4 ]. [% N+ U8 G5 P9 t% uThe 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.: t7 q+ }; H& H3 Z
v% a4 f( O( V' fIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.! q# j/ J# K" d5 {# \# j
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Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.1 s) b1 z8 q, h
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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.
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Singer-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.9 ~# [! v0 d, _4 D4 {3 x# Z
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