Queen presents Merseyside's Royle Family star Sue Johnston with an OBE
Nov 5 2009 By Staff Reporter
ROYLE Family star Sue Johnston received an OBE from the Queen and said she suspected the monarch was not a fan of the series.
The 65-year-old Warrington-born actress said: "I doubt she watches it. I bet William and Harry do though. But I don’t think it would be quite her thing."
It was a bittersweet day for Johnston who said that both her parents, who are no longer alive, as "traditionalists" would have been more proud of the award than any of her many film, TV and theatre successes.
"When I got the letter I got quite emotional because I wanted to tell my parents and I couldn’t. Of all the things I’ve done this would have been the best for them."
Port Vale Football Club chairman William Bratt was also at Buckingham Palace to collect an MBE.
He worked tirelessly behind the scenes to help ensure the Stoke-on-Trent club’s survival since becoming chairman more than six years ago.
He led a supporters’ consortium in 2003 to rescue Port Vale from the threat of bankruptcy.
He said: "When I got the letter I thought it was a wind-up at first. I was a bit embarrassed. You do things because you care and I have been a Port Vale supporter all my life so you don’t expect something like this."
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