LUCKY DHILLON, who lived in Southall as a teenager, made the 2009 Honour's List for services to Asian broadcasting and to the media.
And last week she spoke to Her Majesty during the awards ceremony at Windsor Palace.
Lucky said: "It really went very well. It was all so nice. The Queen was so polite and when she asked me what I did she gave me plenty of time to talk. It was just wonderful.
"It was one of those things that while it's happening, it plays out like a dream."
Mum of two Lucky, who now lives in Hayes, has worked professionally in media for more than 20 years. Born in Amritsar, India, she first broadcast on radio at the age of nine.
At 13 she moved to Randolph Road, Southall to complete her education and devote spare time to her interests in the media.
During this time she started producing and presenting a daily talk show on Southall-based Sina Radio, which in 1989 became Sunrise Radio, the first UK independent radio station specifically for the Asian community.
In 1996 She left Sunrise and set up her own company, producing two original programmes, including the first ever show to transmit daily from the Golden Temple, the revered Sikh shrine in Amritsar.
Diagnosed with cancer in 2005 Lucky honoured her commitment to raise funds for the first Gurdwara built in Lahore, Pakistan since 1947.
[25a0] ROYAL HONOUR: Former Southall resident and veteran broadcaster Lucky Dhillon has been awarded an OBE at Windsor Palace. Contributed picture
