Veteran magician makes New Year Honours list..
By ONE News Reporter Max Bania
A lifelong dedication to promoting and practising the art of magic has earned an Auckland man the first ever Queen’s Service Medal awarded for services as a magician.
Alan Watson was introduced to magic at age seven and started out performing tricks for charity at hospitals and retirement homes, before spending decades as a commercial entertainer.
“I was really thrilled for the magicians in New Zealand because it meant our art form was being recognised with a royal honour,” Mr Watson said of his surprise award…