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The Queen is voted Greatest Living Briton
By Laura Clout
Last Updated: 10:44am BST 22/05/2007
Telegraph
Dame Helen Mirren scooped a clutch of awards for portraying her on screen, but now the Queen has won a gong of her own.
The Queen visiting Chelsea Flower Show
The public voted her Greatest Living Briton 2007, beating Sir Paul McCartney, Dame Julie Andrews, Baroness Thatcher and Robbie Williams.
The Queen was not present at the ceremony to collect her award, voted for by ITV1 viewers, but Prince Edward paid tribute to his mother via a video transmission.
Dame Helen, who won an Oscar earlier this year for her portrayal of the monarch, took the prize in the Film category.
The actress looked delighted to bump into David Beckham on the red carpet, as he arrived from Spain to pick up the award for Global Achievement.
Prime Minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown also made an appearance at the ceremony, held at the London Studios, where he presented founders of the company Innocent Drinks with the Business award.
Other winners included graffiti artist Banksy in the Arts category, and the singer Amy Winehouse, who beat Sir Elton John and Take That to the award for Music.
The adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the first man to reach both the north and south poles by land, won in the Sports category. The polar veteran recently scaled the notoriously challenging north face of the Eiger to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care.
The comedian and writer Ricky Gervais landed the TV award, which he accepted via video in America - performing a version of his infamous dance from his comedy series The Office.
The designer Giles Deacon won the gong for Fashion and Duncan Goose, who set up the ethical bottled water brand One Water, was voted top Campaigner.
The ceremony, produced by ITV1 in association with The Sun newspaper and Marks & Spencer, was hosted by the former X Factor presenter, Kate Thornton.
Apart from the Queen’s award, the winners were chosen by a panel of judges that included Lord Sebastian Coe, screenwriter Richard Curtis, television presenter Kelly Osbourne and interior designer Kelly Hoppen.
A number of celebrities attended the event, including Geri Halliwell, Myleene Klass and Bob Geldof.
Guy Freeman, ITV’s controller of music and events, said: “The Great Britons 2007 was a fantastic ceremony extolling all that is so great about the United Kingdom.” He added that the awards ceremony is set to become an annual event.
Greatest Britons 2007 - Winners
Greatest Living Briton - The Queen
Fashion - Giles Deacon
Film - Helen Mirren
Business - Innocent Drinks: Richard Reed, Jon Wright, Adam Balon
Sport - Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Campaigner - Duncan Goose of Global Ethics Ltd
TV - Ricky Gervais
The Arts - Banksy
Music - Amy Winehouse
Global Achievement Award - David Beckham
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
The Brits never did buy into the idea of a constitutional republic, did they?
Anyway. Keith Richards is the greatest living Brit. Or maybe Jagger.
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| Steel Wheels |
Another pole, huh?
Bring on the summer tour. Amy Winehouse my ass.
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| gimmekeef |
Greatest?....so living a life of luxury that is a birthright constitutes greatness?..Nice lady I suppose but as far as quantifiable accomplishments I'm hard pressed to think of any....What about Big Ben?...at least he won a Super Bowl with the Steelers... |
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| sirmoonie |
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Greatest?....so living a life of luxury that is a birthright constitutes greatness?..
To Bush Geeks it does - go figure. |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
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| glencar |
Jagger, hands down. |
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| Joey |
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glencar wrote:
Jagger, hands down.
Jagger/Richards , Townshend , MACCA , Watts , Daltrey , Clapton , Keith Moon ....................... |
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| Saint Sway |
 ....from Ian
 ....from Liam
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| Throwaway |
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after of course any of the STONES |
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| Gazza |
Me. Easily. |
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| TomL |
Ian Hunter |
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| voodoopug |
oldkr (The Largest Keith Resource on the Web aka TLKROTW) |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
Jezzuz....check out these eyebrows...WTF?
The guy seems ready to sprout wings.
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
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Gazza wrote:
Me. Easily.
Fuck you Gazza, Will ya?
This is it
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| Joey |
quote:
Gazza wrote:
Me. Easily.
Gazza ...........................
You make Joey giggle !!!
Come to Joey ..........................
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| mojoman |
simon cowbell? |
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| Honky Tonk Man |
Didn't Beckham win this thing? |
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| Gazza |
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Fuck you Gazza, Will ya?
This is it
Ah, Gemma. I actually kind of know her. No lie. Her brother plays for the football team I support. She finished runner up in Miss Great Britain yesterday. Quite what the hell you were doing looking for pics like this, I shudder to think.
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| Gazza |
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Didn't Beckham win this thing?
Must be about the only thing he's won since he left Old Trafford. |
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| Black and Blue |
Oh....wait. |
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| lotsajizz |
I dunno....I just know that Peter O'Toole is the greatest Irishman.....
sliante!
(Black Bush tonight!) |
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| pdog |
I've decided Johnny Rotten is the greatest living Brit...
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
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Gazza wrote:
Ah, Gemma. I actually kind of know her. No lie. Her brother plays for the football team I support. She finished runner up in Miss Great Britain yesterday. Quite what the hell you were doing looking for pics like this, I shudder to think.
She has a beautifull smile and is very very nice, one of my favs but Nicola Tappenden, Miss Croydon is my number one... Do you have her phone number, please give it to me I'll do the rest 
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
BTW, they ALL love voodoo's way and of course Voodoo!!
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| Zack |
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Hey, isn't this one a Page 3 girl? |
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Hey, isn't this one a Page 3 girl?
Yeah, it's Nicola T, She was also on Wags Boutique as shes in a relationship with West Ham's Bobby Zamora.
She's nice to look at, but natually, a bit dim upstairs.
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| Gazza |
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I dunno....I just know that Peter O'Toole is the greatest Irishman.....
sliante!
Think we can agree on that one. (Ps - it's "slainte". get it fuckin' right!  ) |
