2003, writing: "You don't 'get over' the man, though you do after a year or two get over the death. But you have to learn to live in another country in which you're an unwilling refugee". In 2004, the National Portrait Gallery, London acquired three portraits of Whitehorn by the photographer J.S. Lewinksi. Whitehorn was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to journalism. This came about 50 years after she initially declined an honour. It was reported in 2018 that she was living in a care home with Alzheimer's disease. Her home in Hampstead was sold, and her sons auctioned her writing desk, with the proceeds going to Dementia UK. Whitehorn died on 8 January 2021, at a care home in north London. She was 92, and had been diagnosed with COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in England in the time leading up to her death, although it is not known if this contributed to her death. Selected bibliography Cooking in a Bedsitter (originally entitled Kitchen in the Corner: A Complete Guide to Bedsitter Cookery; 1961) Roundabout (articles reprinted from The Spectator) [London : Methuen & Co., 1962] Only on Sundays [London : Methuen, 1966] Observations [London : Methuen, 1970] Sunday Best [London : Eyre Methuen, 1976] View from a Column [London : Eyre Methuen, 1981] Selective Memory by Katharine Whitehorn, 2007, published by Little Brown References External links 1928 births 2021 deaths 20th-century English women writers 20th-century English non-fiction writers 21st-century English women writers 21st-century British non-fiction writers Alumni of Newnham College, Cambridge Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Deaths from Alzheimer's disease Neurological disease deaths in England English columnists Journalists from London People educated at Roedean School, East Sussex People educated at the High School of Glasgow People from Hampstead People from Hendon Rectors of the University of St Andrews Writers from London