'I'm so looking forward to going to the Palace' Floella Benjamin reacts to being made a made a dame in the New Year Honours list
"I am buzzing with excitement like a little girl. I just feel so happy and thrilled, and honoured and privileged to be able to accept this honour.
"For the last 40 years, I believed that you have to give back and you have to try and think about other people as much as you can because when I came to Britain, aged 10, I had a pretty tough time, people told me to go back, they didn't want me here.
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