Hmmm ... All ex-pm's get an AC although Keating turned it down. Howard is tight-lipped coz he wanted a knighthood and didn't get it ... no secret he wants to be Sir John ...
"Mr Howard is one of eight Australians appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC). It comes two months after a Buckingham Palace announcement ended intense speculation that he was the Queen's personal choice as a Royal Knight of the Garter, one of Britain's oldest honours."
