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Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.6 R0 `% h+ h6 C3 [: n
8 J0 Z, e* {$ S5 j \ gThe '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 Empire5 G8 |. z- c1 z
8 V* ?2 W* r; p1 oThe 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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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.& H9 u/ T2 B1 d6 D# G
; B8 W; T& z8 _5 Z8 A6 |It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.
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0 V- Z8 ]/ c8 Z5 {Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.' O6 ?% G- G; s
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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.. ^ N" Q+ x( ]4 M! \$ e1 T
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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.5 q& ^% o' D9 D1 S
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