Public and Family Roles
Corbet is also regarded as a benefactor having made donations to institutions such as the Guernsey Museum and Art Gallery of Guernsey Pottery from part of his vast collection.
In his family role Corbet is the patriarch. Corbet takes this position quite seriously as he acts on behalf of the Corbet family attending public functions and performing public duties. In 2009, Corbet was the first Canadian Judge at the Annual Bonny Baby Competition in the Vale Parish, Guernsey, Channel Islands. In 2007, Corbet donated a bronze medallion of Saint Michael (also known historically as S. Michel du Valle Church) to The Vale Church.
In 2009, he donated The Corbet Family Tree, a European Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica), in memory of all Corbet's and descendants to come. to his ancestral church The Vale Church, Guernsey, Channel Islands. On 13 July 2009, Lady Diana Rowland officially planted the tree.
In July 2009, Corbet buried his paternal grandparents ashes in the family plot in Guernsey, Channel Islands. The service was officiated by the Vice Dean of Guernsey.
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