Re: Gout What a Pain the Foot - My big toe to be specific
I would gladly accept the knighthood, with appropriate humility, whether for my firm and pert little bubble butt, or for providing Buckingham Palace which much needed vellum.
(An American cannot accept a knighthood. Sad to say, I could never be known as Sir Bob since I am not a British citizen. I would, however, be able to append a KBE or CBE to my name.)
Does one have to kneel when one is knighted? Might need help standing up again.
Re: Gout What a Pain the Foot - My big toe to be specific
Just a simple curtsey will do for members of this board and bona fide visitors. :-)
Re: Gout What a Pain the Foot - My big toe to be specific
Sir Bob Geldof and Sir Terry Wogan are just two examples of people who've been given honorary knighthoods. So your nationality shouldn't pose a problem.
By the way, to which Queen is one referring to? There seem to be so many about!
Re: Gout What a Pain the Foot - My big toe to be specific
My understanding is that as an "honorary" knight from outwith the Commonwealth, Bob Geldof has no actual entitlement to the title of "Sir" -merely the post-nominal KBE.
Further, on at least two occasions he has declared he will hand his knighthood back in protest (over Brexit in 2016 and separated fathers in 2011) - but predictably he never has
Terry Wogan KBE on the other hand became a British Citizen before receiving his knighthood and as such was indeed entitled to be called "Sir"
Might be wrong tho - but I think I'm right :))
Re: Gout What a Pain the Foot - My big toe to be specific
Sounds plausible, SG. I wasn't aware Terry Wogan had taken British citizenship, though it makes sense, give he lived most of his life there.