Former BBC presenter Richard Osman said he is "proud to be British" after receiving his OBE from the Princess Royal today.
The 55-year-old had the honour bestowed upon him by Princess Anne at Windsor Castle on Tuesday for his services to literature and broadcasting.
"I'm very proud of being from Britain, and this place paid for my entire education and paid for my entire healthcare when I was growing up," he stated following the investiture ceremony.
"I'm very proud of the opportunities this country gave me.
"I'm very proud of growing up in a country that's full of writers and funny people and creative people.
"I owe this country an awful lot, and I intend to pay as much of that back as I can."
Mr Osman was one of 67 individuals who received recognition today from Princess Anne, along with comedian Bill Bailey and celebrity chef Marcus Wareing, who were both honoured with an MBE.
Speaking of his meeting with the Princess Royal, Mr Osman said: "We had a nice chat.
Former BBC presenter Richard Osman said he is 'proud to be British' after receiving his OBE from the Princess Royal today. He stands with wife Ingrid Oliver (left) and daughter Ruby Osman
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"I was always trying to remember you have to shake hands and walk back to and then bow and then walk off. That's all I was thinking."
"I felt very nervous going in there. It's crazy being in Windsor Castle. It feels like a responsibility more than an honour."
Mr Osman stepped down as host of the popular BBC quiz show House of Games in March 2026. It was on the programme where he met his wife, Ingrid Oliver, who had appeared as a contestant in 2022.
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The former BBC presenter said he had a 'very nice chat' with the Princess Royal upon receiving his honour
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He previously co-hosted hit show Pointless with Alexander Armstrong, quitting this position in April 2022 after 12 years and over 1,300 episodes.
The personality explained his decision to leave the corporation was to focus on his writing. He has so far released six crime fiction novels.
One of which, the best-selling book The Thursday Murder Club, was made into a Netflix series starring Dame Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan.
He also hosts podcast The Rest Is Entertainment alongside journalist Marina Hyde.
"When you're in a place like this, and you see the pageantry of it, and you see the tradition of the place, you just think, this is a particular part of Britain, but there’s another part of Britain, which is my part of Britain," he said following the ceremony.
"Part of Britain, which is the youngsters growing up and making sure they’ve all got creative opportunities and making sure they all had the opportunities that I had when I was growing up."
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