A Norfolk man who led celebrations for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee has been given a royal honour.

Pageantmaster Bruno Peek has been invested as a Commander of The Royal Victorian Order at Windsor Castle by the Princess Royal.

The granting of the title, which was a personal gift of the King in the New Year's Honours list, recognises Mr Peek’s work in organising the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee beacons project last June.

Great Yarmouth Mercury: Bruno Peek is all smiles at his investiture at Windsor Castle. Picture: PABruno Peek is all smiles at his investiture at Windsor Castle. Picture: PA (Image: PA)

Mr Peek, 71 from Gorleston and who used to live in the Lowestoft area, said: "I have accepted this very special honour on behalf of the good peoples of Great Yarmouth and Norfolk, along with those within Lowestoft, where I spent many happy years as a pageantmaster when organising the Millennium celebrations and our late Queen's Golden Jubilee.

"I also accepted it on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of individuals and communities around the world who have supported me for over 32 years as a pageantmaster, taking part in the many national and international events I have organised over this period of time.

"They include our late Queen's Platinum, Diamond, Golden Jubilee celebrations, and her 90th birthday, along with the Trafalgar Weekend, Nelson’s Return to Great Yarmouth, the Millennium and countless others.

"They would never have taken place without the support of the public, organisations, town and parish councils and commercial companies, the vast majority of which I will never meet to enable me to thank them personally."

The Royal Victorian Order was founded by Queen Victoria in 1896 as a way of rewarding personal service to her.

Mr Peek was previously made a Member of the Royal Victorian Order and a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order and made an Order of the British Empire for his work in organising events for the Royal Family.