Scottish broadcaster Jackie Bird ‘honoured’ to be made MBE at Windsor Castle

Jacqueline Weir (Jackie Bird) after being made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by the Princess Royal (Andrew Matthews/PA) - (PA Wire)

Broadcasting veteran Jackie Bird said she was “honoured” to be decorated by the Princess Royal at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.

The journalist, who was the face of BBC Scotland News for three decades, was made an MBE for her services to broadcasting and to charities in Scotland.