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British singer-songwriter Elvis Costello jabbed President Donald Trump in an open letter he penned after being named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

Costello was awarded the O.B.E. in Queen Elizabeth II s 2019 Birthday Honors List , which was publicly announced Friday. Academy Award-winning actor Olivia Colman and television adventurer Bear Grylls also received honors.

The 64-year-old Costello explained in a missive posted on his website how he was happy to accept the very surprising title, given how some of his music has taken aim at the political establishment.

In Her Majestys Secret Service
I am happy to accept this very surprising honour.
I have to admit that my first reaction, upon receiving an O.H.M.S. letter was, Oh no, theyve finally tumbled me. Read on https://t.co/ns4BFURtr1 pic.twitter.com/BNsjZ65wd0

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In Her Majestys Secret Service
I am happy to accept this very surprising honour.
I have to admit that my first reaction, upon receiving an O.H.M.S. letter was, Oh no, theyve finally tumbled me. Read on https://t.co/ns4BFURtr1 pic.twitter.com/BNsjZ65wd0
Elvis Costello (@ElvisCostello) June 7, 2019

To be honest, Im pretty tickled to receive this acknowledgment for my Services To Music, as it confirms my long-held suspicion nobody really listens to the words in songs or the outcome might have been somewhat different, he wrote.

Costellos 1989 song Tramp the Dirt Down, for instance, imagines him dancing on the grave of the then-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

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