Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden has spoken about the "impact of chemotherapy" with King Charles as she was honoured at Buckingham Palace. The 34-year-old from Caerphilly, who has Crohn's disease, was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to fundraising and raising awareness of inflammatory bowel disease.

Strictly’s Amy Dowden discussed chemotherapy with Charles as she was made an MBE - The Welsh dancer was formally made an MBE at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has received an MBE for her work as an ambassador for Crohn's and Colitis UK. King Charles III honoured the professional dancer at Buckingham Palace yesterday for her charity work and advocacy around the inflammatory bowel diseases.

King Charles has awarded Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden an MBE at Buckingham Palace for her work championing awareness of inflammatory bowel disease. The 34-year-old dancer received the honour on Tuesday in recognition of her services to fundraising and raising awareness as an ambassador for Crohn's and Colitis UK.

The dancer has had a rollercoaster few years with her battle against breast cancer and fight back to return to compete in Strictly Come Dancing in 2024

Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden was all smiles as she was honoured by King Charles at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. The Welsh dancer, who is from Caerphilly, was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to fundraising and raising awareness of inflammatory bowel disease.

Dowden, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023, described being presented with the honour by the King as being like an "out-of-body experience". "We spoke about my recovery from chemotherapy and the impact of chemotherapy on my body,

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