'Knighthood Campaign' For Corbett Before Death

Ronnie Corbett, who was suffering from a form of motor neurone disease when he died, was reportedly being considered for a knighthood. It is understood comedian David Walliams launched a campaign to include the 85-year-old on the Queen's 90th Birthday Honours list as concerns about his health grew. Downton Abbey creator Lord Fellowes, who sits on the arts and media honours committee, told The Daily Telegraph he thought "he [Corbett] should have been awarded a knighthood" - although he refused to