BLACKPINK receives honorary MBEs from King Charles

▲ South Korean girl band BLACKPINK are seen ahead of the State Banquet for the state visit to Britain by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee at Buckingham Palace in London on Nov. 21, 2023. (Pool Photo via AP) (Yonhap)

BLACKPINK-MBEs

BLACKPINK receives honorary MBEs from King Charles

LONDON, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- Members of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK were made honorary Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) at Buckingham Palace in London Wednesday.

King Charles III presented the MBEs to the members of the girl group in recognition of their efforts to fight climate change as ambassadors for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP26, in 2021.

The four girls -- Rose, Lisa, Jisoo and Jennie -- were also guests at the state banquet in Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening for President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee, who are currently on state visit to mark the 140th anniversary of bilateral relations.

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