no thank you

Let me say straightaway that this tray does not belong to me (although the teenagers own some hideous royal masks) but it does amuse me with its lack of verisimilitude and 70s kitsch style. It reminds me that when I need further cheering up, I can always have a look at the list of people who have declined an honour. (LS Lowry, one of my favourite painters, holds the record for the greatest number refused, and Alan Bennett has always said no thank you - very politely, I'm sure.)