A hotel concierge who has been welcoming royals, presidents and rock stars to Belfast for 40 years has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM).Martin Mulholland, the head concierge of the Europa Hotel in Belfast, has been awarded the honour as part of the King's Birthday Honours list."I got a letter at home and my wife rang me and said there was a very official-looking letter so I rushed home and there it was, it was a surprise, a big, big surprise," he said.Mr Mulholland said he had met the K

A hotel concierge who has been welcoming royals, presidents and rock stars to Belfast for 40 years has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM).Martin Mulholland, the head concierge of the Europa Hotel in Belfast, has been awarded the honour as part of the King's Birthday Honours list."I got a letter at home and my wife rang me and said there was a very official-looking letter so I rushed home and there it was, it was a surprise, a big, big surprise," he said.Mr Mulholland said he had met the King on several occasions prior to his coronation, as well as an array of senior political figures.