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Shirley Bassey Becomes A Dame At Buckingham Palace, Jul 19 2000 By Queen Elizabeth II

On July 19th 2000 Shirley Bassey was honoured with a Damehood by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
 

Selected Reports

	Dame Shirley Collects Royal Honour From BBC News Online (with photos)
	Royal Treatment for Bassey From New York Daily News
	Bassey Earns British Title and Returns to Las Vegas From the Las Vegas Review-Journal
	Other Selected Reports From various publications

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British Honours System

To be honoured with a Damehood in the British Commonwealth is a great honour. The awards are as follows:

MBE Member of the British Empire
OBE Order of the British Empire
CBE Commander of the British Empire
DBE Dame Commander of the British Empire
KBE Knight of the British Empire

The Damehood comes just a few years after Shirley Bassey receives a CBE.

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