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&quot;The Gentlemen&quot; and &quot;Slow Horses&quot; return this fall, while the &quot;Reacher&quot; spin-off series &quot;Neagley&quot; makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

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One of the most famous presenters of Play School (1964) she has recently devoted her life to charity work. As well as sitting on the Board of Governors of Britain's National Film & Television School, she was awarded the OBE by the Queen for services to broadcasting and charity in 2001.

As of 28th May 2010, she is formally known as Baroness Benjamin of Beckenham, in the county of Kent, upon her elevation to the peerage of the United Kingdom in the Dissolution Honours List published that day (the list names those individuals receiving Honours from the Monarch at a time following the dissolution of the UK Parliament), after nomination by the Liberal Democrat party. On 28th June 2010 Lady Benjamin took her seat as a Life Peer in the House of Lords, the upper house of the UK Parliament, where she has said she "...will be devoting much energy to the well being of children and young people".

She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2001 Queen&#39;s New Years Honours List for her services to broadcasting.

The name Floella was invented by her father, Roy, who told her that
&quot;Flo&quot; is short for &quot;flower&quot; and ella means &quot;best of all&quot;.

She was awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2020 Queen&#39;s New Years Honours List for her services to charity in Greater London W2, England.

Carried the Sceptre during the coronation of King Charles III on 6th May 2023.

[2006-2016] Served as Chancellor for the University of Exeter. A bronze sculpture of her was commissioned to celebrate her tenure in the role and is on display at the Streatham Campus of the university. The sculpture, by Luke Shepherd, was unveiled by Benjamin herself at a ceremony in February 2017.

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