Bono to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom from Joe Biden

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U2 frontman Bono, conservationist Jane Goodall and actor Denzel Washington are among the famous faces who will receive the highest US civilian honour, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on Saturday.

A total of 19 people from across politics, sports, entertainment and other fields will be given the award for  “exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavours” by US president Joe Biden.

Back To The Future actor and Parkinson’s campaigner Michael J Fox, US politician Hillary Clinton and Vogue magazine editor-in-chief Anna Wintour will also be given the honour.

A close-up of Michael J Fox in a suit and tie
Actor Michael J Fox is a Parkinson’s campaigner (Ian West/PA)

Bono, real name Paul David Hewson, has previously been given the highest cultural honour of France, the Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in 2013, was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year in 2005, and was…



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