Dame Shirley Bassey, 87, has opened up about her meeting with King Charles when receiving her Companion of Honour in the New Year Honours list and claimed she was more nervous speaking to him than singing in front of him. Bassey was first made a Dame in 1999 for her services to music, but only recently met King Charles, despite singing in front of him previously. Speaking about receiving her award on Tuesday, Bassey noted: “I think it’s more nerve-racking to receive the award from him than to sing in front of him. I mean, it’s new, different, whereas singing I’ve been doing since I was a child…
