Veteran broadcaster Jackie Bird has added a royal accolade to her impressive career by receiving an MBE from Princess Anne at Windsor Castle.
The journalist was a familiar face in Informing Scotland for more than 30 years and was honored for her services to broadcasting and charitable work.
Bird has served as chair of the National Trust for Scotland since 2022 and also played a key role as a host for BBC Scotland. Children in need over the years.
“I am absolutely thrilled, completely surprised and delighted,” she said after the ceremony, shining her trademark warmth.
His career began at DC Thomson. Jackie magazine, where she rose through the ranks to become pop editor before moving into print and radio, including stints at The Sun. and Radio Clyde.
He later started at Television South Maidstone before landing at BBC Scotland in October 1989, which would define his career.
For three decades, Bird guided viewers through some of Scotland’s most momentous events.
His reporting brought clarity, compassion, and authority to homes across the country.
