Pierce Brosnan `bowled over` as he receives his honourary OBE (photos)

Reuters have reported that Pierce Brosnan said he was bowled over on Saturday to be honored by Britain`s Queen Elizabeth for portraying her most famous and unflappable spy, James Bond.



"I`m sure I`m very humbled by an honor like this," the 50-year-old Brosnan said as he was made an honorary officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) - honorary because he is not a British subject.

On screen Brosnan has saved the world from annihilation several times over, but he said receiving the honor in his native Ireland, where he was accompanied by his parents, Bill and Mary Carmichael, sons Chris and Sean, daughter Charlotte and granddaughter Isabella, commenting: "It`s wonderful to have the whole family here like this."



Brosnan said: "I never expected this or dreamt of it. I hope I can carry on doing good things with it. I am bowled over really" after the medal was presented by Britain`s ambassador to Ireland, Stewart Eldon.



He said he had been told about the OBE about four months ago and at first thought it was a friend pulling his leg, "but later I realised it was for real". Thanks to Scorpion for the alert.

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