Essex Darts World Champion 'over the Moon' to Receive OBE

Princess Anne meets ‘Caribbean Queen,' calling the moment special

Deta Hedman was all smiles at St James's Palace as the darts legend collected her OBE from the Princess Royal and the moment clearly meant just as much as any trophy she's lifted over the years.The 66 year old world champion,...

Essex darts world champion 'over the moon' to receive OBE

Deta Hedman, nicknamed the Caribbean Queen, collected her OBE from the Princess Royal at a ceremony at St James’s Palace.

Darts world champion 'overwhelmed' after receiving OBE from Princess Anne

Darts world champion Deta Hedman collected her OBE from the Princess Royal at St James's Palace yesterday, and the 66-year-old could not contain her joy.The Essex-based player, affectionately known as the Caribbean Queen, described herself as feeling "marvellous" and "overwhelmed" after the ceremony."I am still overwhelmed. After all this time since I knew about it, the honour, it still has not sunk in," she said.The Witham resident was recognis…

Darts world champion Deta Hedman ‘absolutely over the moon’ after receiving OBE

The 66-year-old has been dubbed the ‘Heart of Darts’ for her charity work with disabled children.