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Music Stars Who Have Snubbed Queen's Honours

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Benjamin Zephaniah - The poet and dub musician turned down an OBE in 2003. Unlike some other musicians on this list who politely refused, Zephaniah slammed the honour strongly. He explained to The Guardian that he turned it down because the OBE reminded him of "how my foremothers were raped and my forefathers brutalised."

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