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Vernon Kay 'snubs' Prince William's invite after wife Tess Daly's MBE news
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Vernon Kay snubbed an invite from Prince William after his wife, Tess Daly, was awarded an MBE. Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess, 56, was given the honour for her work in television.
William, 43, left a voicenote with Radio 2 star Scott Mills on Tuesday morning, inviting him to visit his Eartshot Prize. It came as Scott, 51, was interviewing wildlife expert Robert Irwin. The 21-year-old is an ambassador for the prize.
In his voicenote, the prince invited Scott to Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, in November to experience the Eartshot Prize show. William said: "It's going to be a fantastic event, great show."
Prince William couldn't resist a cheeky nod to Robert's penchant for peculiar pets, warning: "Just beware Scott, that Robert likes to pull random terrifying animals and creatures out of his pockets while he's on anyone's show and talking to them. So just watch your back at all times that a tarantula or something doesn't suddenly pop onto your desk."
When Scott brought up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity during a banter on Radio 2, inviting Vernon along for the ride with, "So I've just been invited to the Earthshot prize in Rio by Robert Irwin and Prince William. Want to come?"
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Vernon however opted against visiting William's project. He said: "Not sure about that. It's a bit far."
To which Scott ribbed: "It is quite far and last time I was there, I was on a 23-hour bus on Race Across the World. And that was the bus with the overflowing toilet, good memories."
Last year's Celebrity Race Across The World champs, Scott and her husband Sam Vaughan, had an epic adventure as they zoomed a staggering 7,700 miles from Belém in sun-drenched Brazil all the way to Frutillar in the depths of southern Chile, all on the budget of just one plane fare.
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Meanwhile, Vernon has spilled the beans on his own Brazilian jaunt to the footie-filled World Cup back in 2014, no less than in Rio de Janeiro. And there's more good news in the Daly-Vaughan household – Tess gleamed with joy as she accepted her MBE earlier this month in the King's Birthday Honours.
The 56-year-old has fronted Strictly for two decades now, originally with Sir Bruce Forsyth and then alongside Claudia Winkleman. Upon receiving the honour, Tess said it is a "genuine privilege for people to invite you into their living room".
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She told the BBC she almost missed out on the accolade because the letter was sent to the wrong address. She said: "I don't think I've come back down to earth yet. I didn't see it coming and it almost didn't happen, because the letter went to the wrong address.
"And thank goodness, someone very kind found me. And so by the time I got it, I only had, I think it was two or three days left to accept it.
"There's a deadline of acceptance. I can't imagine not ever wanting to accept such a wonderful award, but of course I did."
Tess and Vernon met while they were working on rival television stations. Their relationship blossomed and they married in 2003 at St Mary's Catholic Church in Horwich, near Bolton. They share daughter Phoebe and Amber together.
