Olivia receives Queen's Honor
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Olivia Receives Queen’s Honor
LONDON (AP) - Olivia Newton-John, Anglo-Australian singing star of the movie “Grease,” curtsied to Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace Tuesday and received the coveted Order of the British Empire.
“I was knocked out to get this award,” she told reporters. “When I first heard about it I thought it was a practical joke. I had to check it up with my office people before I believed it.”
Miss Newton-John was nominated for the honor by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser for her services to Australian music. She arrived from Los Angeles over the weekend.
“I really appreciate the incredible honor of getting the OBE at the age of 30,” said Miss Newton-John, who was born in Cambridge, England.
Among others honored with an OBE was actor Gordon Jackson, star of television’s “Upstairs, Downstairs.” Pianist Moira Lympany was named a Commander of the British Empire, and Olympic runner Sonia Lannaman was named a Member of the British Empire.