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Kate Winslet and Gary Barlow receive Britain's highest award from Queen

Updated on: 23 November,2012 09:32 AM IST  | 
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Actress Kate Winslet and singer-songwriter Gary Barlow have been awarded with Britain's highest honour by the Queen at Buckingham Palace for their accomplishments in their respective fields.

Kate Winslet and Gary Barlow receive Britain's highest award from Queen

The Oscar-winning beauty, who was awarded a CBE for services to drama, said she and the monarch had discussed the joys of motherhood when she collected her honour, Sky News reported.


Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet. Pic/Santa Banta


The 37-year-old star said Her Majesty had congratulated her and asked how much she enjoyed acting. “I said yes I liked it but not as much as being a mother. She said: ‘It is the best job’,” Winslet said.

When her honour was announced in June, Winslet, who won a Best Actress Oscar in 2009 for her role in ‘The Reader,’ said: “I feel deeply proud to receive this, as a part of an ever-expanding community of British actors and film-makers who are fortunate enough to be able to contribute to an international industry.

“This makes me very proud to be a Brit,” she said. u00a0Take That star Barlow, 41, said he was “deeply proud” to be given his OBE.

Another award winner was Ryder Cup-winning golfer Darren Clarke, who was given an OBE for services to the sport. u00a0The charismatic Northern Irishman, 44, said meeting the Queen was more nerve-racking than winning a major tournament.


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