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Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.* J5 p. E" H& @3 b5 i% c
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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.
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2 j) {& D* I. }( }* R/ p+ sHer 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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- m5 P$ w0 R- ~+ W5 TThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.# X* b% j9 ^6 p4 m+ T$ O7 T% V' v; ?
. d8 y$ r; Z; Q2 C6 d' ~& n3 fThe 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.8 W' j* g! u ?, L
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.+ G( f$ I* ]& P1 q \* W; f
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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'.5 I& X f; o/ X( p x) D- H6 }
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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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( Y& |+ ^* J8 M$ h( C: V+ w) oSinger-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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