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 | |
 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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