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Louis Smith gets MBE

Cambridgeshire Olympics gymnast Louis Smith is awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace.

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Forgotten Palace invite for Louis Smith's MBE

Gymnast Louis Smith is collecting his MBE from Buckingham Palace today Credit: Twitter

Gymnast Louis Smith from Peterborough has revealed on Twitter that his invite to Buckingham Palace to receive his MBE was forgotten.

In the tweet he revealed his manager had forgotten the invitation.

Smith, who scooped silver on the pommel horse and a bronze in the men's team competition at the London Games, has described being awarded the MBE the proudest moment of his life.

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