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.
Just a simple curtsey will do for members of this board and bona fide visitors. :-)
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!
Hitchhiking's more of a challenge on the road less travelled.
bobsaigon2 (October 9th, 2017)
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
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.
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