Editing Harry Secombe (section)

==Honours==
[[File:Sir Harry Secombe plaque (3412015135).jpg|thumb|A [[blue plaque]] commemorating Secombe.]]
In 1963 he was appointed a [[Order of the British Empire|Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE).<ref name="entertainmentscene360.com"/>

He was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in 1981,<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/apr/11/1|title=Sir Harry Secombe dies|last=Staff and agencies|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|date=11 April 2001}}</ref> and jokingly referred to himself as Sir Cumference (in recognition of his rotund figure). The motto he chose for his [[coat of arms]] was "GO ON", a reference to [[The Goon Show|goon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/news-grants/news/item/136-the-order-of-the-british-empire |publisher=College of Arms |accessdate=7 March 2024 |title=The Order of the British Empire}}</ref>