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Frank Rothwell, owner of League Two side Oldham Athletic, speaks exclusively to PA Media after being made an OBE by the Prince of Wales, at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle. Rothwell was awarded the honour by The Prince of Wales for his philanthropist work, fundraising achievements and charitable contributions to dementia research.

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00:00Wow! We were gobsmacked, we didn't expect it and the letter came through the letterbox and
00:08goodness gracious, have you seen this? Oh, can't tell anybody. So, we're over the moon, absolutely over the moon.
00:24Oh, it was brilliant because I invited him to come to Oldham.
00:27I invited him to come to a royal garden party that we want to hold at Oldham to celebrate the 50th birthday of Louise Joy Brown,
00:35who was the first IVF baby born in the world and she was conceived and born in Oldham.
00:41It happened in a little old Oldham and we're very, very proud of that.
00:45So, I decided it was good to invite the Prince to come to Oldham to a garden party and it was interesting that.
00:52This award will inspire others
01:01who are raising funds for Alzheimer's Research UK
01:05who helped finding a cure for dementia. Dementia is a terrible thing and
01:11when I was going across the Atlantic Ocean to raise the funds, I was more scared of getting dementia than I was of dying.
01:19Dementia is a terrible thing.
01:25Dementia is a terrible thing, and I'm going to tell you about it.
01:29You've got a new idea for the first time.
01:33I've been doing this for the first time.
01:35You've got a new idea for a new life.
01:37You've got a new life for the first time.
01:39You've got a new life for the next time.

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