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The Aga Khan, 59; Sir Terence Beckett, former Director General, CBI, 72; Mr Howard Brenton, playwright, 53; General Arnold Brown, former leader, Salvation Army, 82; Lord Bullock, historian, 81; Mr Jim Davidson, comedian, 41; Sir Brian Fall, former ambassador to the Russian Federation, 58; Mr John Francombe, broadcaster and former jockey, 43; Mr Walter Girven, chief constable, Wiltshire, 57; Miss Anouska Hempel, actress, hotelier and designer, 54; Dr Douglas Latto, surgeon and gynaecologist, 82; Mr Robert Lindsay, actor, 46; Professor Sir William McCrea, astronomer, 91; Mr Alec Monk, former chief executive, Tri-Delta Corporation, 53; Sir Brian Pitman, chief executive, Lloyds Bank, 64; Mr Christopher Plummer, actor, 66; Sir Humphrey Prideaux, former chairman, Morland and Co, 80; Sir Robin Renwick, former ambassador to the United States of America, 58; Mr George Shultz, former US Secretary of State, 75; Professor Geoffrey Sims, former Vice-Chancellor, Sheffield University, 69; Maj-Gen Sir David Thorne, Director-General, Commonwealth Trust, 62; Sir Laurens van der Post, writer and explorer, 89; Mr Dick Van Dyke, actor, 70; General Sir Peter Whiteley, former Commander- in-Chief, Allied Forces Northern Europe, 75; Miss Paula Wilcox, actress, 46; Mr Brian Wilson MP, 47.
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