VIZ editor Hampton Doubleday was included in the list of singers, sports men and women, and Conservative party donors nominated in the recent New Year’s Honours list, it has been revealed. But the long-serving custodian of Britain’s fourth funniest magazine was forced to turn his gong down.
Doubleday had been awarded a knighthood in recognition of his services to poor quality humour, and was invited to Buckingham Palace to receive the accolade from King Charles himself. But the lofty editor discovered that he was too tall to leave the office in the regulation top hat that is essential for ceremony.
“I am 6’ 2’’ tall, which means I have a combined height of seven feet when sporting a ten-inch topper,” he told the Fulchester Clarion. “However, the doors in the…
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Viz (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2024