Dame Shirley Bassey 'truly humbled' to be included on The King's New Year's Honours list
Dame Shirley Bassey is "truly humbled" to have been included on the King's New Year's Honours list. The 86-year-old singer has become just the 64th living person to be made a Companion of Honour - which is given to people in the Commonwealth realms who have made a significant contribution to the arts, science, medicine or the government over a long period of time - and admitted her heart was "full of emotion" at receiving the new accolade after more than 65 years in music. She said: "Music has been a constant companion in my life. As a little girl growing up in Tiger Bay, I would dream of trav...