Author and TV presenter Richard Osman was made an OBE by the Princess Royal for services to literature and broadcasting at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.
Richard, 55, was supported by Doctor Who actress wife Ingrid Oliver, 49, who he married in December 2022, and daughter Ruby, 28, in her first public appearance.
The TV personality shares geopolitical researcher Ruby and son Sonny, 26, with his first wife, who name has not been publicly disclosed.
Richard said: ‘Iâm 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.
‘Iâm very proud of the opportunities this country gave me. Iâm very proud of growing up in a country thatâs 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.’
Richard, 55, was supported by Doctor Who actress wife Ingrid Oliver, 49, who he married in December 2022, and daughter Ruby, 28, in her first public appearance
Author and TV presenter Richard was given his Investiture by the Princess Royal
The Pointless star tied the knot with Doctor Who actress Ingrid on 3 December 2022
Osman, who ventured into the world of crime fiction with the release of the first instalment of the hit Thursday Murder Club series in 2020, said he spoke to Anne about writing as well as quizzing.
‘We had a nice chat,’ he later said.
‘I was always trying to remember you have to shake hands and walk back to and then bow and then walk off. Thatâs all I was thinking.
‘I felt very nervous going in there. Itâs crazy being in Windsor Castle. It feels like a responsibility more than an honour.’
Asked about what it means to him to be British, he said: ‘When youâre 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 thereâs another part of Britain, which is my part of Britain.
‘Part of Britain, which is the youngsters growing up and making sure theyâve all got creative opportunities and making sure they all had the opportunities that I had when I was growing up.’
Osman quit as co-host of BBC One game show Pointless in 2022 after 13 years to focus on writing.
His six books follow a group of pensioners-turned-sleuths living in a retirement village in Kent, who join together to investigate cold cases and solve murders.
Last year, a film adaptation starring Pierce Brosnan and Dame Helen Mirren was released on Netflix.
Osman announced his departure from the BBCâs House Of Games in March and will be succeeded by actor Michael Sheen.
Richard said: ‘Iâm 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’
