He told the Radio Times in 2001: “It’s all the things I think are despicable: patronage, deferring to the monarchy and the name of the British Empire, which is a monument of exploitation and conquest. In a statement his spokesperson said: “Paul was surprised and flattered but it wasn’t really for him.” Ken Loach He was offered a peerage by Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown in 1999 but declined because he felt staying in England during the winter months to fulfil his role as a working peer was "too much of a price to pay". John was offered a CBE in 1996 but said they were "silly". It’s not what I spent my life working for.” John Cleese He added: “I would never have any intention of accepting anything like that. David Bowieīowie previously explained his decision not to join the list of musical knights. The celebrity chef turned down the offer of an OBE in 2001 however it's unknown why. The author of some of the world's best-loved children's books, like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach, rejected an OBE in the 1986 New Year’s Honours Nigella Lawson It felt a bit fake to stand alongside people who devoted their lives to truly worthy causes.” Roald Dahl “At the time, we felt that we were being paid very well to have a lot of fun. Saunders subsequently told Source magazine: “If I felt I deserved a Damehood I’d accept it. It was only later they explained why they had rejected the honour. The comedy duo turned down OBEs "for services to comedy drama" in 2001. His decision was later said to have been down to the government's dealing with science funding and cuts. In 2008, Hawking said he had been approached with an offer of a knighthood in the late 1990s but had turned it down. Professor Stephen Hawking (Image: PA) Stephen Hawking
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