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Dame Shirley Bassey, 87, admits she 'forgot to curtsy' after being overcome by nerves during her investiture with King Charles


The 87-year-old singer was made a Companion of Honour by the monarch at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.

The 87-year-old singer was made a Companion of Honour by the monarch at Windsor Castle on Tuesday and admitted she was more scared of accepting the accolade - which has previously been awarded to the likes of Sir David Attenborough and J.K. Rowling- than she's been about singing for the royal family. The Diamonds Are Forever singer - who was joined at the ceremony by her daughter Sharon, grandson Sebastian and great-granddaughter Sofia - was aware she "shouldn't" have broken protocol. Dame Shirley with Camilla Parker Bowles, Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles at a 2006 charity event in Petersham, Surrey

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