JAMES Wade mixed with royalty on Wednesday after being invited to a Buckingham Palace garden party by the King.
He earned the honour through his contribution to the community after extensive charity work supporting .
has been an ambassador for the charity since 2016, spreading awareness of bipolar disorder alongside his .
He took up the invitation with his wife Sammi to meet in an event dedicated to others who offer outstanding service to their communities.
Wade, 41, said on X after the party: “Apart from Samantha [and his children] this has got to be up there with the most special and memorable moment of my life.
“A day to remember. God save the King.”;
The darts player was diagnosed with bipolar himself in 2012.
In an interview with Sky he explained why it mattered.
He said: “I now understand better why I have outbursts and sometimes say things I shouldn’t.
“I am a little calmer and definitely not as hot-headed as I used to be.”;
Wade is currently ranked as world number 10 and thought of as one the best left-handers to grace the .
The Englishman is one of the greatest to have never won a , having reached four semi-finals, but achieved a career high ranking of number two in 2010.
He will host a celebrity fundraising day for Bipolar UK on Friday August 22 in Hampshire.
