00:00 King Charles presents K-pop girl group BLACKPINK with honorary member of the Order of the British
00:06 Empire medals in the presence of South Korean President Yoon Seok-yool during his state
00:10 visit to the United Kingdom.
00:12 At the ceremony, King Charles jokes with the girls and says he hopes he'll be able to see
00:17 them perform live someday.
00:19 Buckingham Palace says BLACKPINK received the MBEs in recognition of the band members'
00:23 role as COP26 advocates for the United Nations Climate Summit, held in Glasgow in 2021.
00:30 BLACKPINK made history in July becoming the first K-pop group to headline a major UK music
00:35 festival.
00:36 The girls performed at the BST Hyde Park Summer Festival in central London in front of a crowd
00:41 of 65,000 for a sold-out concert.
00:44 Since their debut in 2016, BLACKPINK has become one of the most successful girl groups in
00:49 the world.
00:49 [Music]
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