Katharine Hamnett has apparently tired of being a mere Commander of the British Empire and consigned her insignia to oblivion - or, worse, one of her dustbins.
BBC Breakfast presenter Luxmy Gopal trailed a tribute to Wright, who died on Monday aged 69, but a photo of fellow DJ Simon Bates, still very much alive at 77, was shown instead.
Some of the best-loved voices on the Beeb have been kicked off Radio 2, including Simon Mayo and Ken Bruce. Listeners are expected to tune in to their replacements without noticing the difference.
After the death of Steve Wright, from Tony Blackburn and Annie Nightingale to Janice Long and Mike Smith, this is what happened to radio s most famous generation.