I have read in the papers that Kissable Lips here would finally get the title "Sir" before his name.
Some people say it's about time since his contemporaries (like Paul the Beatle, and Elton "Original Sin") have been already been blessed by HM the Queen's sword.
Others say, that despite his contribution to Music his lifestyle (babes to say the least) is not befitting a knight.
My question is: What's so important about being knighted afa the British are concerned? What are the perks of being addressed as "Sir" in the UK?
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You get to sit closer to the Queen at state dinners.
...is that supposed to be a perk?
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I don't know exactly how the knighting process works, but I think that they should knight Bono from U2 (are they allowed to knight someone who is Irish?). He made a much bigger contribution to the world (not only through music, but through his activism in everyting) than Mick Jagger, in my opinion.
It's rather amusing, since Mick was a stauch Thatcherite and strong Conservative until at least the last few years--apparently, being a rebel when you're poor isn't quite the right thing to be when you're wealthy.
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A foreigner can be knighted, but will not be able to use the title "Sir" or "Dame" before their name. They may add KBE (Knight of the British Empire, I think) after their name.
The most common title awared to British citizens is OBE, Order of British Empire. It's not a heritable title.
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There are actually no 'perks' at all to becoming a knight. You don't have to do anything in particular, and you don't get given any special treatment (in theory.... but I bet it'd get you into Le Manoir aux Quatre Seasons at nine o'clock on a Friday evening like nothing else ). You do however, get to call yourslef 'Sir' and your wife 'Dame'. Which is nice.
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Originally posted by Maharlika ...is that supposed to be a perk?
I am being serious; flippant, but serious. In the arena of state functions where rank and protocol are very important, knights get placed differently; you'll have to check with an ettiquette expert as to exactly what they are entitled to, but you do get to sit closer to the Queen than someone who has not been knighted.
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That is not a perk. Sitting next to her is like a horror movie. I don't think there are perks. I think being a lord you get some land. But nothing as a knight.
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