From a Skeptical Inquirer obituary of former NewScientist editor Bernard Dixon:
In 2000, Dixon was appointed to the Order of the British Empire (OBE). He expressed delight but later told the British Library’s Oral History of British Science that he made it clear he would not accept the award from Prince Charles because of his ill-informed statements about the genetic modification of crops. Dixon opted instead to have the medal sent to him from the lord lieutenant of Greater London—through the post in a Jiffy bag.
