Ant and Dec were awarded OBEs in the 2017 Queen's honours for services to broadcasting and entertainment at Buckingham Palace. They said, "We're humbled and honoured and ecstatic about the whole thing. We hope it can inspire young people from backgrounds like ours that things like this do happen to us sometimes.

Has Ant and Dec got an OBE?

Geordie duo Ant and Dec have been appointed OBE by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace. The presenters received the honour for their services to broadcasting and entertainment. The pair, who have fronted shows such as Britain's Got Talent and I'm A Celebrity...

How closely related are Ant and Dec?

In November 2019, "Ant and Dec's DNA Journey" aired, which followed the pair as they retraced their family roots through DNA samples. In the show, they both found out that they have the same DNA marker, which means Ant and Dec are related as distant cousins.