New Year Honours in the Anglia region
Dozens of people across the Anglia region have been given honours by the Queen in the 2013 New Year Honours list.
'Quiz of the Week' legend gets CBE
TV and radio personality Nicholas Parsons said he was "flattered and delighted" to be awarded a CBE for his charitable work.
He become known for hosting Anglia Television's Sale Of The Century, with its famous opening line "And now from Norwich, it's the quiz of the week ..." which launched as a regional show in 1971, and was broadcast nationally by 1975.
He said: "I think it's a very nice honour - I'm flattered and I'm delighted. I think honours are a wonderful thing to receive if you have worked hard and that is recognised. I don't understand these people who are pompous and say they don't want it. "
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Sale of the Century's Nicholas Parsons honoured with CBE
He became famous for hosting Anglia Television's Sale of the Century quiz show and now at 90 Nicholas Parsons has been given a CBE.
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New Year Honours for people in Suffolk
A number of people from Suffolk have been included in the 2013 New Year Honours list.
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New Year Honours for people in Hertfordshire
A selection of people in Hertfordshire have been given honours in the 2013 New Year Honours list.