In 1996, at the age of 83, David Landsborough junior traveled back to Taiwan to receive the Order of the Brilliant Star with Violet Grand Cordon, presented to him by President Lee Teng-hui. As he said at the time: "Everyone has their roots, the place where they are born and raised. I have roots in Taiwan. People here remember my family well, and many still recall my parents."
一九九六年，蘭大弼由英國回台灣接受李登輝總統頒贈紫色大綬景勳勳章，當時他已八十三歲，他說：「每一個人都有根，有根長入土地；我在台灣有根，人們記得我的家庭的好，很多人都記得我的父母… …」