New Year Honours for Corbett, Bonham Carter and golf champions
			Big-name New Year Honours recipients 2012: At a glance | 
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| Name | Age | Occupation | Honour | Reaction | 
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      Ronnie Corbett  | 
			
			       81  | 
			
			       Entertainer  | 
			
			       CBE for services to entertainment and charity  | 
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      Jonathan Ive  | 
			
			       44  | 
			
			       Senior Vice President, Industrial Design, Apple  | 
			
			       Knight Commander for services to design and enterprise  | 
			
			       "To be recognised with this honour is absolutely thrilling and I am both humbled and sincerely grateful."  | 
		
			
   
  
      Helena Bonham Carter  | 
			
			       45  | 
			
			       Actor  | 
			
			       CBE for services to drama  | 
			
			       "I am thrilled though not sure that I deserve it. I always thought my father deserved a medal for facing 25 years of chronic disability with quiet daily heroism so I am delighted to accept such a wonderful honour in his memory."  | 
		
			
   
  
      Darren Clarke  | 
			
			       43  | 
			
			       Golfer  | 
			
			       OBE for services to golf  | 
			
			       "It is a great honour and a fantastic way to end a great year. I am very proud for me and my family."  | 
		
			
   
  
      Stuart Hall  | 
			
			       82  | 
			
			       Broadcaster  | 
			
			       OBE for services to broadcasting and charity  | 
			
			       "I am very proud that I have made a contribution. It's been acknowledged and lots of people around the world will be very pleased as my family is and I am too."  | 
		
			
   
  
      Rory McIllroy  | 
			
			       22  | 
			
			       Golfer  | 
			
			       MBE for services to golf  | 
			
			       "Many people on the Honours list have made huge personal sacrifices and contributed significantly to society during their lives. I feel very fortunate to be in their company."  | 
		
			
   
  
      Lorraine Kelly  | 
			
			       52  | 
			
			       TV presenter  | 
			
			       OBE for services to charity and the armed forces  | 
			
			       "I consider myself very lucky to be able to help some amazing charities who really make a difference, but I am only a very, very small part of what they achieve."  | 
		
			
   
  
      Antonio Pappano  | 
			
			       52  | 
			
			       Conductor. Music director, Royal Opera House.  | 
			
			       Knighthood for services to music  | 
			
			       "I am astonished but hugely honoured by this news."  | 
		
			
   
  
      Lord Carlile  | 
			
			       63  | 
			
			       Former government independent reviewer of terrorism legislation  | 
			
			       CBE for services to national security  | 
			
			       "I was never looking for such a thing, but it's nice for one's work to be recognised... I had to be conscious every single day that I was independent of the government."  | 
		
			
   
  
      Nigel Mansell  | 
			
			       58  | 
			
			       Former F1 champion and president of charity UK Youth  | 
			
			       CBE for services to children and young people  | 
			
			       "It's just brilliant for UK Youth... So many thousands of people work so hard. Feel very humble and proud."  | 
		
			
   
  
      Alex Crawford  | 
			
			       49  | 
			
			       Journalist  | 
			
			       OBE for services to broadcast journalism  | 
			
			       "I am staggered and honoured and can't quite believe this is not a prank thought up by one of my more mischievous colleagues. TV news is never about just one person."  | 
		
			
   
  
      Penelope Lively  | 
			
			       78  | 
			
			       Author  | 
			
			       Damehood for services to literature  | 
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