 In July, she was officially invested by The Prince of Wales as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.She also won the "Best International Female Solo Artist" award at the 2008 BRIT Awards.In September, she made her Middle East debut as the headline act at the opening of Atlantis, The Palm, an exclusive hotel resort in Dubai, and from November, she continued her "KylieX2008" tour, taking the show to cities across South America, Asia and Australia.