Norman gets his CBE from Charles

Mr. Norman Stoller is made a CBE by the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace. Lewis Whyld/PA Wire

AN OLDHAM charity stalwart enjoyed a royal appointment at Buckingham Palace when he was awarded the CBE by the Prince of Wales.

Norman Stoller OBE, whose father Ivor invented the world-famous tubular bandage, was named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in June for services to charity.

The business stalwart, who now lives in Bowness, Cumbria, set up his medical equipment company Seton’s in the 1950s with £100 of borrowed capital and a converted post office van.

The 76-year-old commercialised the bandage so successfully that Seton’s became one of Oldham’s biggest employers with the company valued at many millions of pounds.

Since then, the inspirational businessman has donated millions of pounds to local charities, with the Stoller Charitable Trust donating £3 million since it was set up 20 years ago to benefit children in need.