Duet with his granddaughter is so special to Sir Bruce

Sir Bruce Forsyth has teamed up with his granddaughter to record a duet for his new album.

Sir Bruce, who is due to collect his knighthood from Buckingham Palace today, is to release the track next month.

The Strictly Come Dancing host said the recording with Sophie Purdie was special to him. Budding star Purdie – whose mother is the veteran presenter’s daughter, Julie Forsyth, of former chart act Guys ’n’ Dolls – performs a version of Nat King Cole’s Smile. It features on his album These Are My Favourites.

Sir Bruce said the Smile recording came about after he mentioned his talented granddaughter to the team behind the album.

Old standard Smile was written by Charlie Chaplin for the score of his classic movie Modern Times. Words were later added and the song was recorded by Cole and scores of other singers.

Cole himself features on another track of the album, which is being released by EMI on 7 November.