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- Birth nameKathryn Adie
- Kate Adie was born on September 19, 1945 in Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK. She is a writer, known for Antiques Roadshow (1979), Women of World War One (2014) and Countdown: Championship of Champions (1984).
- Is fluent in Swedish.
- She was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1993 for her services to journalism.
- Is an adopted child.
- At age 34 Kate's first real journalistic career break came in May 1980 when she was assigned by the BBC to report on the Iranian Embassy hostage crisis in London. This she did unscripted from behind a car door just as Britain's elite SAS (Special Air Services) commenced their surgical "Operation Nimrod" assault on the embassy building, an exercise that was televised for all the world to see.
- She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to Media. She is a journalist and radio presenter in Dorset, England.
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