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Rod collects honourPrince Charles gives Rod his CBE medal as a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empireposted by Mike Walton
Rod turned up at Buckingham Palace in a rock-and-roll outfit today to collect a medal for his services to music in a ceremony he described as "cool".Rod shunned the traditional morning suit worn by most of the investiture guests, going instead for a skull and cross bones tie, white trousers and a black-and-white-striped shirt. He collected his CBE medal as a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire - an honor one step below a knighthood.As Queen Elizabeth II is in Belgium for commemorations marking 90 years since Passchendaele, one of World War I's bitterest and bloodiest battles, Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, handed out the awards."It was cool", said Rod, who was joined by his wife Penny. "It's a marvellous occasion."Rod also said Charles asked how his voice was."I've got a bit of a chest infection, so I'll be having a glass of wine today rather than getting sloshed (drunk)", he said