This is a question that popped up quite a bit in 2015 when Queen Elizabeth decided to knight her grandson, Prince Harry.
Prince Harry | Chris Jackson – WPA Pool/Getty Images Do royal family members have a better chance of being knighted? The Order of the Garter and the Order of the Thistle are the only two instances where a female being knighted is given the title Lady instead of Dame. Queen Elizabeth gives the Royal Victorian Order on a personal basis, and the commonly known Order of the British Empire is handed out on a public basis. The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is primarily given out for military service while the Order of St Michael and St George is primarily awarded for service regarding foreign relations. The Most Ancient and Noble Order of the Thistle is the highest rank of chivalry awarded in Scotland. The Most Noble Order of the Garter is the highest rank and one of the oldest ranks of chivalry in the world. Under the British monarchy, there are six levels of knighthood that can be doled out by the queen. A knight in armor | sibrikov/iStock/Getty Images What are the levels of knighthood? People can be nominated for knighthood, although the government reportedly helps the queen decide who the best choice is to be knighted, depending on the level of knighthood. While there is no set time of year that someone can be nominated for the knighthood, the queen usually bestows the honor as part of the New Years honors list. “A knighthood, and the female equivalent, a damehood, is an award given by the queen to an individual for a major, long-term, contribution in any activity, usually at a national or international level.” Men who are knighted become Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) and shall be called Sir, while women become Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE) and get the title Dame.
The Awards Intelligence Service summarizes what the high honor means. Queen Elizabeth knights Sir Rodney Williams | Jonathan Brady – WPA Pool/Getty Images How does the queen choose who gets knighted?
Here, my inquisitive readers, is how people get knighted by Queen Elizabeth. But just how does one become a knight? It’s a question many of us don’t know the answer to.ĭo you have to ask to be knighted? Do you have to achieve certain goals in order to be considered for knighthood? And how does someone like Mick Jagger get to be knighted anyways? Of all the honors bestowed upon the people by the British monarchy, knighthood is perhaps the most well-known.
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