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Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.# l4 r4 E. K$ o9 Z" }( T+ {1 T
$ B' `" Q A+ p4 i/ a' X/ v8 eThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.
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Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
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+ Q8 T1 x4 s/ y" n5 i& c9 aThe 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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5 e; _# h' ?; z8 `5 k! E+ \The 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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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.4 F, Z0 E% v+ [6 X/ ]
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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 O% u1 C1 ~4 t( v9 F% H( j
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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 x4 p1 P: t! n% g# c7 R; V
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