In 2004 , she was appointed MBE for services to literature and entertainment .
She is a patron of the British Hen Welfare Trust , Cheltenham Animal Shelter and Oak and Furrows Wildlife Rescue Center .
In 2004 , patron was appointed MBE for services to literature and entertainment .
She is a patron of the British Hen Welfare Trust , Cheltenham Animal Shelter and Oak and Furrows Wildlife Rescue Center .