Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly reportedly named in King's Birthday Honours
This comes after Welsh opera singer and BBC Radio Wales presenter, Wynne Evans, said he had been dropped by the BBC, following an apology saying that he used 'inappropriate language' during the launch of the Strictly Come Dancing tour.
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