Prince William taunts Chris Kamara over red card gaffe as MBE awarded

One of football’s most popular and iconic pundits Chris Kamara has received his MBE honour at Windsor Castle, as the Prince and Princess of Wales shared a joke announcing the news on social media. Kamara was given the honour for his services to football, charity and anti-racism.

“We’re off to Windsor Castle where there’s been an MBE, but for who @chris_kammy?” the Twitter account for the pair wrote, delighting fans in the comments as the news broke that the pundit has been honoured, after providing joy to those who enjoyed him regularly on Soccer Saturday for over 20 years.

His famous quote came as he did not notice that Anthony Vanden Borre was once sent off during Portsmouth vs Blackburn in 2010, as host Jeff Stelling pointed in his direction and uttered the reply that has become synonymous with British football punditry as he did not know who was shown a red card.

‘Unbelievable Jeff’ became Kamara’s famous catchphrase, while the footballing nation was surprised when his departure from Sky after 24 years was confirmed at the end of last season.

He later received support from the footballing community and wider when he went public about his apraxia of speech (AOS) diagnosis, claiming that he felt like “a fraud” as a broadcaster having learned he had the condition earlier this year.

He was also diagnosed with an underactive thyroid in 2021 and has stepped away from the majority of his broadcasting roles due to the issue.

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