Vernon Kay pays tribute as Tess Daly receives MBE at Windsor Castle”
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Tess Daly received the honour for services to broadcasting in the King’s Birthday Honours.
She was accompanied by Vernon during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle today.
Vernon, who is from Horwich, said: “Huge congratulations Tess.
“Since we met your drive, dedication, focus and professionalism in how you work and live is a huge inspiration.
“You deserve your MBE today. 21yrs at the helm of Strictly is a record for any female in entertainment telly.”
Tess, 56, said receiving the MBE is the “greatest honour” of her career and one that she is dedicating to her late father.
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Last month, she and her Strictly co-host Claudia Winkleman, who was also made an MBE, announced they would be leaving the popular BBC One dancing show after its Christmas special, having fronted the programme together since 2014.
Daly spoke about the programme with the King and said her put her “at ease” during the ceremony.
She said: “This is probably the greatest honour of my career and it still feels quite surreal to be honest with you.
“I’ve been working in television for 25 years, and it’s a job I absolutely love to do.
“It was a real privilege to be in a room of people who have made a difference in their communities, who have built incredible careers. It was a very inspiring environment.”
She added: “His Majesty put me at ease – I was quite nervous.
“We talked about the show and I know the Queen enjoys it.
“She sent me a letter of congratulations when I received the MBE which meant the world.”
She added: “He (the King) thanked me for the work I have done for his charity as well – the King’s Trust.
“We talked about the funds that it’s raised and how many young people’s lives this has made a huge difference to and I’m very proud to be an ambblockador of this charity.
“It’s just incredible to be welcomed into a royal residence by a member of the royal family – the King, no less – and to have such an honour bestowed upon you is something that you don’t take lightly.
“I will never forget this day for the rest of my life.
“It’s for my family as much as it is for myself.
“If I could dedicate it to anyone, I would dedicate it to my late dad because he’d be so proud of his daughter meeting the King, in a castle.”
Speaking about her forthcoming departure from Strictly, she said: “I love the show, it’s wonderful and it’s just fantastic to have worked on it for as many years as I have.
“It’s been such a great opportunity to work with incredibly talented people.
“Obviously for me, there’s no show like it.
“I will miss it but I’m quite looking forward to a lie-in on Saturday morning – and new ventures in the new year.”
Asked who will replace her, she said: “I have no idea, it’s not up to me.
“I’ll be watching at home with Claudia – we’ll be watching the launcher together!”
Daly first appeared on screens in 1999 when she hosted The Big Breakfast’s Find Me A Model competition on Channel 4.
She also presented Channel 5’s Back To Reality and reached new levels of fame as co-host of Strictly, which she presented alongside the late Sir Bruce Forsyth from 2004 to 2014, three years before his death at the age of 89.
Since then she has helmed the Saturday night show with Winkleman, 53, and the pair picked up the entertainment programme gong at the Bafta TV Awards in 2024.
Daly is also known for presenting annual charity appeal show BBC Children In Need, which she co-hosted with the late Sir Terry Wogan several times.
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