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Damian Lewis talks about his OBE & more...

Damian Lewis talks about his OBE, fun conversation with the Duke of Cambridge about Homeland, and his very highly anticipated project Wolf Hall! MUST SEE!

Damian Lewis: "Now I have to be extremely responsible."

Excerpts from the Press Association News Report:

Damian Lewis has spoken of his amazement at being awarded an OBE by the Duke of Cambridge, describing the honour as a huge surprise.

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Speaking after the Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony, Damian said, of being nominated for the OBE: "I was stupified, I had no idea, so it was a big big surprise."

The actor, who was joined at the Palace by his Peaky Blinders actress wife Helen McCrory, added: "I remember when I heard I was being awarded it, it was a little bit like 'now you've got to prove it'.

"It was a bit like being asked to be a prefect, now I have to be extremely responsible."

Prince William revealed he and wife Kate are avid watchers of Homeland, the popular drama about Lewis's character, a US marine rescued after being held captive in Iraq, and CIA officer Carrie Mathison, played by Claire Danes, who believes he has been turned by al Qaida. His character recently made a dramatic reappearance in the show after being killed off in the previous series.

Speaking about his brief chat with the Duke, Damian revealed: "He said 'Catherine and I are huge Homeland fans'.

"He said 'you appeared again the other night briefly, and we all got very excited,' which is true, but it was also on Sunday night which means he is absolutely up to date with the latest episode and I'm amazed they have time for that."

Damian spoke about how, despite his success, he has not lost sight of what first drew him to acting: 

"You should never forget the reason you went to drama school in the first place was because you were in love with the idea of story telling, entertaining people and assuming the responsibility of a story teller.

"You're in a privileged position with opportunities to educate, to incite, to challenge, to provoke, just to make people laugh sometimes is just as important.

"All the stuff that happens on top of that is great, but it's just a bonus."

All pics are from PAImages.

PICS and a few WORDS from Today's OBE Investiture Ceremony at Buckingham Palace

BBC reports: "Damian Lewis brought a touch of Homeland to Buckingham House on Wednesday as he received his OBE from the Duke of Cambridge. The 43-year-old, who will seen next year as Henry VIII in the BBC's dramatisation of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall, was recognised for services to drama in the Queen's Birthday Honours."

Here is a few pics from the ceremony with Damian Lewis and the Duke of Cambridge. 

From Press Association News Report:

Damian Lewis, who was joined at the Palace by his actress wife Helen McCrory, said: "I remember when I heard I was being awarded it, it was a little bit like 'now you've got to prove it'.

"It was a bit like being asked to be a prefect, now I have to be extremely responsible."

Prince William revealed he and wife Kate are avid watchers of Homeland, the popular drama about Lewis' character, a US marine rescued after being held captive in Iraq, and CIA officer Carrie Mathison, played by Claire Danes, who believes he has been turned by al Qaida. His character recently made a dramatic reappearance in the show after being killed off in the previous series.

Speaking about his brief chat with the Duke, Damian revealed: "He said 'Catherine and I are huge Homeland fans'.

"He said 'you appeared again the other night briefly, and we all got very excited,' which is true, but it was also on Sunday night which means he is absolutely up to date with the latest episode and I'm amazed they have time for that."

And, here is Damian Lewis post-ceremony, with his wife Helen McCrory, showing his OBE.

All pics are from PAimages. 

The First Visual from Today's OBE Investiture Ceremony

Here is Damian Lewis looking good in his morning suit showing his OBE!

Congratulations!

BIG thanks go to Paco Hansel (@PacoHansel84) for sharing the Vine video on Twitter. 

He tweets: "OBE @lewis_damian just revealed that the Duke of Cambridge is a big fan of #Homeland. @pavideo coming soon"

Stay tuned for more updates, pics and videos. We will bring them to you as they arrive...

Damian Lewis is receiving his OBE today at Buckingham Palace!

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DFI team wishes Damian Lewis a wonderful day tomorrow!