标题: 【Daily Reading】 Adele to receive her MBE [打印本页] 作者: vivian 时间: 2013-12-18 22:50 标题: 【Daily Reading】 Adele to receive her MBE Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.2 ?+ O& r% C |+ M+ j& b( m. m8 H! { p
0 W5 d. e+ S7 RThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. 2 l( @4 `. z% F9 {; N; G$ n ) @5 ~; H1 @8 z7 q/ uHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire* [ B) v) @' L( Q6 Q
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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'.$ [/ B8 P6 p: q/ L
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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.3 }7 D8 x! n0 T8 `
( d3 K. O' A( d9 M9 U% gIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 0 w% @% l' ?5 g1 v9 a" i& Q6 J6 }& r: u7 n! z
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. % |: p4 y1 z l, W5 P. v- |- y M+ P5 {, L% D7 ~" [& w. v, g
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.- {0 z# p) \7 G- {# e
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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.( q6 e, m- ~; I0 s; }, q# N