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