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 |