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FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2015 file photo, Michael Bond, the creator of Paddington Bear, poses with his Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). Publisher HarperCollins says Michael Bond, creator of globe-trotting teddy Paddington bear, died on Tuesday June 27, 2017, aged 91. (John Stillwell/PA via AP)
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An armed police officer watches the crowd close to St Paul's Cathedral in London ahead of the arrival of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip for a service to mark the Centenary of the Order of the British Empire. Britons will find armed troops at vital locations Wednesday after the official threat level was raised to its highest point following the Manchester explosion on Monday. (Philip Toscano/PA via AP)
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People have their bags searched outside St Paul's Cathedral in London, Wednesday May 24, 2017 ahead of a service to mark the one hundredth anniversary of the Order of the British Empire. Britons will find armed troops at vital locations Wednesday after the official threat level was raised to its highest point following a suicide bombing that killed 22, as new details emerged about the bomber. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
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Armed police officers patrol outside at St Paul's Cathedral in London, Wednesday May 24, 2017 to mark the one hundredth anniversary of the Order of the British Empire. Britons will find armed troops at vital locations Wednesday after the official threat level was raised to its highest point following a suicide bombing that killed 22, as new details emerged about the bomber. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
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People have their bags searched outside St Paul's Cathedral in London, Wednesday May 24, 2017 ahead of a service to mark the one hundredth anniversary of the Order of the British Empire. Britons will find armed troops at vital locations Wednesday after the official threat level was raised to its highest point following a suicide bombing that killed 22, as new details emerged about the bomber. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
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FILE - This is a Oct. 27, 2000 file photo of British author Colin Dexter after receiving an Order of the British Empire. Writer Colin Dexter, who created music-loving Oxford detective Inspector Morse, has died aged 86. Publisher Pan Macmillan said Dexter died Tuesday March 21, 2017 at his home in Oxford England. (John Stillwell/PA, File via AP)
