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| Queen misses award to Iraq hero | Queen misses award to Iraq hero |
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| The Princess Royal has awarded the George Cross to an Army bomb disposal officer after the Queen withdrew owing to "continuing discomfort" in her back. | |
| Captain Peter Norton was among those who received awards at the Buckingham Palace investiture, along with Rolf Harris and actor Rudolph Walker. | |
| Capt Norton lost a leg and part of an arm in a blast near Baghdad in July. | Capt Norton lost a leg and part of an arm in a blast near Baghdad in July. |
| The Queen, who is 80, was forced to cancel several engagements last week because of her back. | The Queen, who is 80, was forced to cancel several engagements last week because of her back. |
| She will travel to Crawley in West Sussex on Friday but Prince Philip will carry out some duties on the visit by himself. | She will travel to Crawley in West Sussex on Friday but Prince Philip will carry out some duties on the visit by himself. |
| At this stage there are no plans to cancel engagements next week, we are reviewing things on a daily basis Buckingham Palace spokesman | At this stage there are no plans to cancel engagements next week, we are reviewing things on a daily basis Buckingham Palace spokesman |
| The palace said the Queen would have a busy itinerary in the morning, but she would leave before a planned lunch with pupils at a community college and a tour of a sheltered housing scheme. | The palace said the Queen would have a busy itinerary in the morning, but she would leave before a planned lunch with pupils at a community college and a tour of a sheltered housing scheme. |
| A palace spokeswoman said: "At this stage there are no plans to cancel engagements next week; we are reviewing things on a daily basis." | A palace spokeswoman said: "At this stage there are no plans to cancel engagements next week; we are reviewing things on a daily basis." |
| The Queen strained a muscle while holidaying at Balmoral during the summer. | The Queen strained a muscle while holidaying at Balmoral during the summer. |
| The Duke of Edinburgh stood in for his wife at the opening of Arsenal's new multimillion-pound Emirates Stadium last week. | The Duke of Edinburgh stood in for his wife at the opening of Arsenal's new multimillion-pound Emirates Stadium last week. |
| He told staff and players that she was "very disappointed" not to be there. | He told staff and players that she was "very disappointed" not to be there. |
| She has been told to scale down her schedule by doctors after returning from her recent trip to the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. | She has been told to scale down her schedule by doctors after returning from her recent trip to the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. |
| George Cross | George Cross |
| Capt Norton is credited with saving seven lives by instructing troops as he lay wounded from a bomb blast. | Capt Norton is credited with saving seven lives by instructing troops as he lay wounded from a bomb blast. |
| George Cross for Iraq hero | George Cross for Iraq hero |
| The 43-year-old officer, from Gloucester, lost a leg in the blast near Baghdad in July, and later part of an arm. | The 43-year-old officer, from Gloucester, lost a leg in the blast near Baghdad in July, and later part of an arm. |
| But as he lay seriously injured he continued to tell his team where they could move - a further bomb was discovered 10m away and made safe. | But as he lay seriously injured he continued to tell his team where they could move - a further bomb was discovered 10m away and made safe. |
| The George Cross is the highest medal for bravery with the enemy not present. | The George Cross is the highest medal for bravery with the enemy not present. |
| Australian entertainer and artist Rolf Harris was made a CBE at the ceremony. | |
| Eastenders star Rudolph Walker, who in 1972 became the first black actor to take the lead role in a major TV series - Love Thy Neighbour - was made an OBE. |