Richard Osman Receives OBE at Windsor Castle, Reflects on British Heritage and Creative Opportunities Author and TV presenter Richard Osman was awarded an OBE by Princess Anne for his contributions to literature and broadcasting. Accompanied by his wife Ingrid Oliver and daughter Ruby, Osman expressed gratitude for the opportunities Britain has provided him and discussed his transition from television to writing, including the success of his Thursday Murder Club series and its Netflix adaptation. Richard Osman, the acclaimed author and television presenter, was honored with an OBE by Princess Anne at Windsor Castle on Tuesday for his contributions to literature and broadcasting. The 55-year-old, known for his role on Pointless and his bestselling Thursday Murder Club series, was accompanied by his wife, Doctor Who actress Ingrid Oliver, 49, whom he married in December 2022, and his daughter Ruby, 28, who made her first public appearance. Osman shares Ruby and his son Sonny, 26, with his first wife, whose name has not been disclosed. During the ceremony, Osman expressed his deep gratitude for the opportunities Britain has provided him.I’m very proud of being from Britain, and this place paid for my entire education and paid for my entire healthcare when I was growing up, he said. I’m very proud of the opportunities this country gave me. I’m very proud of growing up in a country that’s full of writers and funny people and creative people. I owe this country an awful lot, and I intend to pay as much of that back as I can.Osman, who ventured into crime fiction with the release of the first installment of the Thursday Murder Club series in 2020, shared that he had a pleasant conversation with Princess Anne about writing and quizzing. We had a nice chat, he later said. I was always trying to remember you have to shake hands and walk back to and then bow and then walk off. That’s all I was thinking.I felt very nervous going in there. It’s crazy being in Windsor Castle. It feels like a responsibility more than an honour. Reflecting on his British identity, Osman added, When you’re in a place like this, and you see the pageantry of it, and you see the tradition of the place, you just think, this is a particular part of Britain, but there’s another part of Britain, which is my part of Britain.Part of Britain, which is the youngsters growing up and making sure they’ve all got creative opportunities and making sure they all had the opportunities that I had when I was growing up. Osman stepped down as co-host of the BBC One game show Pointless in 2022 after 13 years to focus on his writing career. His six books, featuring a group of pensioners-turned-sleuths living in a retirement village in Kent, have been widely acclaimed.Last year, a film adaptation of his work, starring Pierce Brosnan and Dame Helen Mirren, was released on Netflix. In March, Osman announced his departure from the BBC’s House Of Games, with actor Michael Sheen set to succeed him. Osman reiterated his pride in his British heritage, stating, I’m very proud of being from Britain, and this place paid for my entire education and paid for my entire healthcare when I was growing up