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Elton John, 75, burst into tears at a White House event when President Joe Biden, 79, interrupted his performance to give him a prestigious award.
The Your Song hitmaker was presented with a humanitarian award recognising his career and advocacy work to end HIV and Aids.
The National Humanities Medal recognised his years-long efforts to end HIV and AIDS through the Elton John AIDS Foundation, which he launched in 1992.
The organisation has sinced raised more than $600m (£553m) to fund efforts to combat the AIDS pandemic in four continents.
Elton said: “I’m never flabbergasted, but I’m flabbergasted, and humbled, and honoured.
“It will make me double my efforts to make sure this disease goes away.”
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