Knighted

Sir Tom was knighted and honoured with an RAF Flypast before his death in February 2021, after being admitted to hospital with coronavirus.

This rock and blues icon, guitarist and member of Cream, Yardbirds and other bands was knighted on Nov. 3, 2004.

Also knighted was Philip Davies, one of the governing-party presenters on that aforementioned anti-establishment channel GB News.

Evans, who will be knighted in May by the French Ministry of Culture for his contribution to arts and letters, has just signed a long-term lease on Deep Vellum’s building and already has big ideas for the expanded space, which also includes a bookstore.

Former ABBA members Bjorn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Faltskog and Benny Andersson reunited this weekend to be knighted by Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia.

He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2010 for his services to higher education.

Ian Livingstone left Games Workshop in 1991 but has gone on to be knighted for his services to online gaming, in 2022.

In 2016, Stewart was even knighted for his contributions to music.

On the day Sir William Borlase was knighted 400 years before, students walked between 8km and 12km with mid-route treats of Haribo’s and ice pops and only a few accidental detours.

Sir Roy's work saw him elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1974 and knighted in 1986.

Had he been English saluting the Germans, say, Maradona would have been knighted, feted and hailed a living legend.

In 2017 the comedian Ken Dodd was knighted at Buckingham Palace and for the celebration that followed I was privileged to be a guest with a seat at Roy Hudd’s table.

In Griffith often behaves chivalrously and is eventually knighted for his deeds, while he even engages in the practice of courtly love as part of his affair with Princess Charlotte.

Knighthood from the Queen ‘something very special’, says Captain Sir Tom MooreNewly knighted Captain Sir Tom Moore has said being presented with the honour by the Queen was “something very special”.

Sit Tom was knighted after raising money by walking laps of his garden in April.

The house was full of the owners’ furniture, while they, knighted by the Queen, had gone to live in London for a time.

There, they meet a woman named Tohno, a recently knighted Jedi only slightly older than Skywalker.

What would it be like to be a Jedi who was literally, straight minutes away after being knighted, thrown into this situation?

Gavin Barwell - who succeeded Mr Timothy and Ms Hill as her chief of staff - becomes a life peer while David Lidington, seen as her de facto deputy, and ex-Number 10 communications chief Robbie Gibb are knighted.

He should be knighted.