Palace date for actor

The actor is taking a bow before the Queen as he receives his OBE

Veteran comic actor Ian Carmichael, who lives near Whitby, is to receive an OBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.

He was a leading man of British movies of the 1950s and 1960s, including School For Scoundrels, Private's Progress and I'm Alright Jack.

He also starred as Bertie Wooster in TV productions of PG Wodehouse's Jeeves stories.

The 83-year-old recently appeared as the hospital secretary in the TV drama, The Royal, which is filmed in Scarborough.

Born in Hull on 18 June 1920, he attended Scarborough College before graduating to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London.

He received his honour for services to drama in the Queens' birthday honours list.