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Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.
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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.0 {0 P N, V. @ C6 A" [9 ^
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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 Empire1 E! O% u4 p# j* M: Q. I x
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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'.
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3 x7 u* t/ h# T3 V( lThe 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.
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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'.* I0 O/ K/ [2 Y& M) B7 |- p' Y
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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. m' N' ^ c$ V+ |) f+ w) w
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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.
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