Dame Esther Rantzen has criticised the honours committee for not making Nicholas Parsons a knight before he died. Dame Esther Rantzen has criticised the honours committee for not making Nicholas Parsons a knight before he died. Dame Esther, 79, told Good Morning Britain: “Why was Nicholas Parsons not knighted? Dame Esther Rantzen (Lauren Hurley/PA)“She should have been a dame. So, I think the honours committee don’t laugh.”Wood, who was made a CBE in 2008, died at the age of 62 in 2016 after suffering from cancer.

Source: Irish Independent January 29, 2020 10:07 UTC