Barlow gets OBE

His work was praised after he organised Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee concert, to mark her 60 years on the throne.

“I’m absolutely thrilled and feel very privileged to be in the company of so many brilliant people who I know have received an OBE. Growing up I never dreamt that one day I’d be getting one myself,” femalefirst.co.uk quoted the the 41-year old as saying.

“I enjoy every minute of the work I do, with a lot of it being a reward in itself, so for somebody to decide I should get recognised for that is just amazing,” he added.