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Gyles Brandreth says scrapping honours system comment was 'a 'mistake’ as he makes U-turn
This Morning’s regular guest was queried about his remarks by Dame Esther Rantzen, 80, on her podcast That’s After Life!, produced by Captive Minds.She began by mentioning that he once claimed he was responsible for Maureen Shipman and Sheila Hancock’s Damehoods.Clarifying his comments, he said: “I made that great mistake of trying to be funny.“Of course the people responsible, to be honest, for the DBEs for Maureen and Sheila are Maureen and Sheila, because of long and brilliant careers as the mistresses of their craft.Carol Vorderman leaves little to imagination in VERY low-cut swimsuit“And also a huge a service to different kinds of charity.”Esther, who was made a Dame in 2015, then jokingly asked him to "get to the point" and clarify
