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VioletInADream t1_j2b790m wrote

Wow I totally thought that he was already knighted but good for him and actually with his hair he can really resemble some nobleman from the 17th century.

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Sooz48 t1_j2bl9er wrote

He’s almost the spitting image of Sir Isaac Newton. It’s almost enough to make you believe in reincarnation.

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VanCityZen t1_j2chi3d wrote

Funny enough, he has a PhD in Astro physics too

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dancin-weasel t1_j2cj9lc wrote

So you’re saying if I were to grow my hair out, I too could be a PhD in that astrophisiology thing?

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EssBen t1_j2d6lkq wrote

Hairs are your aerials. They pick up signals from the cosmos, and transmit them directly into the brain. This is the reason bald-headed men are uptight.

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aaminuk t1_j2dj4qr wrote

I heard it was to radiate the heat generated from the brain. you need lots of surface area like Brian or Einstein

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mindbleach t1_j2ew87s wrote

Only works reliably in 50 Hz regions. Americans may have to substitute yr skinny fists.

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TheSameButBetter t1_j2dc3cs wrote

Good to know he has something to fall back on if the whole rockstar thing doesn't work out.

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ultra_casual t1_j2dw4zf wrote

Next reincarnation of Newton will have physics + guitar + some cool new skill. I can't wait!

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khaddy t1_j2eni9d wrote

Really makes you wonder tho, if the geniuses thru history were born today, would they still go into the same vocation? For all we know, Newton would have been a math-illiterate rock star or influencer!

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Lurcho t1_j2cpng9 wrote

I bet Sir Issac could have shredded like a pro had he invented the electric guitar.

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Christopher135MPS t1_j2e9d8p wrote

Your post reminds me a line from a tv show called “clone High”:

“Folks, For my next totally outrageous campaign stunt, I will ride this windsurfboard which is connected by a bungee cord to this monster truck, which my friend Gandhi will drive back and forth on this half-pipe. Just like the real Abe Lincoln would have done, had he the tools to do so.”

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mindbleach t1_j2fj2p8 wrote

In theory we'll be getting another season soon, but whatever evil warlock owns Warner, that whole series might get cast into the shadow realm.

What I'm saying is, keep your DVD set.

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chefanubis t1_j2d3316 wrote

They had to wait for the actual queen to die first.

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Immediate-Win-4928 t1_j2d3zxw wrote

Why

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chefanubis t1_j2d6hfv wrote

It would be confusing if not.

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Immediate-Win-4928 t1_j2d6ljn wrote

In what way?

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atreides78723 t1_j2b70xr wrote

That’s Dr. Sir Brian to you.

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Thorebane t1_j2beri6 wrote

Sir is a higher prefix title in English, so it would technically be Sir. May

When being fully formal, you use the highest title before your name.

I can imagine, however, if it was something to do with your career, e.g. if you were a doctor/professor as well as a sir, you'd put the career prospect title first.

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gwaydms t1_j2btwft wrote

Sir Dr Brian*

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Pulsecode9 t1_j2d23ql wrote

Sir Brian.

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gwaydms t1_j2dhlar wrote

The title Sir should be used with the full name, or the first name alone. Not with the surname alone.

Reverend is used in a similar way, but if used with just the last name should be "The Reverend (Mr)(Mrs)(etc) Lastname".

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Pulsecode9 t1_j2cy3zr wrote

It actually replaces Dr entirely. Sir Brian, PhD.

> However, the title of 'Doctor' (Dr.) is not used in combination with 'Sir', with the knighthood taking precedence. Knighted doctors are addressed as knights, though they may still use any post-nominal letters associated with their degrees.

(source)

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Chilling_Demon t1_j2cisxb wrote

Is that correct though? For example, there was General Sir Mike Jackson - so is General ranked as higher than Sir, but Doctor isn’t?

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rikkiprince t1_j2cn3u5 wrote

Also, professor comes ahead of sir/dame, like Professor Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Not sure why Dr wouldn't.

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markuslama t1_j2d0irz wrote

I'm not sure if this is correct in the UK, but around here Professor is a job description, reserved for those who teach at a university. Dr. "only" means you have a doctorate. I imagine it would be the same for General Sir Whatever.

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ScoobyDoNot t1_j2d922d wrote

In the UK Professor is only for the highest ranks at a university, mere lecturers with PhDs don't get that title.

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lillobby6 t1_j2d9ha0 wrote

> In the case of a military officer who is also a knight, the appropriate form of address puts the professional military rank first, then the correct manner of address for the individual, then his name

According to the wikipedia page. Professor has precendence over Sir, but Dr. does not and is thus overriden.

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Grantmitch1 t1_j2d2l2k wrote

No, technically it would be Sir Brian. The knighthood takes precedence and the Dr title is dropped.

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lillobby6 t1_j2d9uy7 wrote

Sir is always followed by the forename or the full name, but not the surname.

With the correction to Dr. as others pointed out it should be Sir Brian, Sir Brian May, or Professor Sir Brian May. Additional the PhD suffix could be added.

Edit: he doesn’t currently have a professor position so that would likely be incorrect here. He was previously a university Chancellor so that may be more correct to use, though I am uncertain how the different terms would be used in this case.

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Meatchris t1_j2dafzd wrote

How does Captain fit in to all of this?

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Salty_Paroxysm t1_j2dfsmo wrote

Captain Sir Kevin Darling or Captain Darling

If you're an NCO, the first Sir is adequate. You wouldn't have to address them as 'Captain Sir Kevin Darling Sir', although they probably would just to take the piss.

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aquaman501 t1_j2dv9ht wrote

So many upvotes for completely incorrect information. And that comma is a crime against humanity.

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Learning2Learn2Live t1_j2flnhj wrote

At the uni I went to there was a Sir and he went by Sir surname followed by a bunch of letters for various things. He was a professor before being knighted. Although, he was a chancellor so I don’t think they actually teach anything.

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yamahahahahaha t1_j2ez1nt wrote

Sir is attached to the first name so you become "Sir Bob". A professor would be Professor Sir Bob Bobbins.

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thedugong t1_j2db2nx wrote

He's not a sir! He's a very naughty boy!

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mmoodylee t1_j2dygpb wrote

He's just a poor boy from a poor family

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mindbleach t1_j2exo7k wrote

We are not ze Germans. I think he's just "Sir Brian May."

Though in the US he's likely to be called Dr. May.

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FrenchMaisNon t1_j2bjrgy wrote

He should be made queen consort

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ExistentialKazoo t1_j2csxen wrote

*killer queen consort

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Brocky70 t1_j2dkcex wrote

>*killer queen consort

Gunpowder, gelatine consort

Dynamite with a laser beam consort

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Smatt2323 t1_j2dwqke wrote

Guaranteed to blow your mind consort

Anytime consort

🎶🎶🎶

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JayV30 t1_j2dhuzj wrote

"Let them eat cake!", he said, just like Marie Antoinette.

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StephenHunterUK OP t1_j2dbldb wrote

That position is currently being held by HM The Queen Consort i.e. Camilla.

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weaselmaster t1_j2c8uai wrote

I read this entire comment thread thinking we were talking about James May, and I couldn’t figure out why he might have already been knighted, or could be in the future.

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Evning t1_j2cyu3t wrote

Same. The thumbnail there even looks like James May.

We should just send him congratulations over social media regarding his “knighthood” anyway.

Could Be fun.

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m0_m0ney t1_j2d0u8x wrote

It would be pretty funny due to James being a pretty staunch anti-royalist.

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Evning t1_j2d0wa3 wrote

Even better. Haha. Sir Captain Slow.

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Qxzkjp t1_j2efiqp wrote

Technically it would be Captain Sir Slow

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Evning t1_j2fhs9m wrote

If thats the correct form then so be it.

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Faunstein t1_j2d6ih4 wrote

Someone talked about Issac Newton guitar shredding and I was rather bewildered.

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avanbeek t1_j2dtvxw wrote

Sir James May, discoverer of the true source of the river Nile, and middle aged TV entertainer.

That has a good ring to it if you ask me.

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Zulu9001 t1_j2epvfv wrote

James May's response to the award would be "Oh Cock!"

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meep6969 t1_j2eniqn wrote

Are the early seasons of top gear worth watching..? I just started the reboot of 2015 with Matt Leblanc hosting and it's pretty good, but I'm sure it's completely different then then 23 something seasons before it lol.

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j_accuse t1_j2bx3q3 wrote

He’s a really nice guy and held a door for me once.

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McKFC t1_j2c7l89 wrote

He's a notorious prick but good for you!

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NootNootington t1_j2d08x8 wrote

Source? I've never heard anything but good things.

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McKFC t1_j2dheby wrote

To get a sense of how his reputation precedes him

https://youtu.be/xq-M4JA3fIU

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Intensive__Purposes t1_j2e375v wrote

How does that indicate that Brian May is a prick? Because he wanted to tell a story differently than Sacha Baron Cohen?

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j_accuse t1_j2dret7 wrote

I had only a fleeting impression but I thought that more about Freddie Mercury.

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dancin-weasel t1_j2cjei9 wrote

He wrote Fat Bottom Girls. Should’ve been knighted just for that 😜

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fourleggedostrich t1_j2be6on wrote

For what? If it's services to music, then Roger Taylor is well within his rights to burn Buckingham Palace to the ground!

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themagictoast t1_j2bl4xj wrote

From the article:

The musician, astrophysicist and animal welfare advocate is knighted for services to music and charity, after more than 50 years in one of Britain's most popular rock bands.

Sir Brian was previously appointed a CBE in 2005, while Queen drummer Roger Taylor was made an OBE in the 2020 New Year Honours.

On being recognised for his campaigning work, Sir Brian told BBC News: "This is a kind of licence, a kind of commission to carry on doing what I'm doing, and it gives me a bit more power to my elbow. So I'm very happy about that."

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StephenHunterUK OP t1_j2db36g wrote

As a knight, he's entitled to a coat of arms now. I would not be overly surprised if he sticks three badgers on there.

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gregsting t1_j2db9z6 wrote

Fun fact(-ish) he met the queen and she said something like "Ho, I know you" "Really?" "Yes, you played guitar on my birthday" 😂

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HappyLofi t1_j2ecjps wrote

He called the Queen a ho to her face and that's something to be proud of him for?

I think I need to lay down.

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Objective-Ad4009 t1_j2cv5ix wrote

So is it Dr. Sir Brian May or Sir Dr. Brian May?

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Pulsecode9 t1_j2d2e9k wrote

Sir Brian.

> However, the title of 'Doctor' (Dr.) is not used in combination with 'Sir', with the knighthood taking precedence. Knighted doctors are addressed as knights, though they may still use any post-nominal letters associated with their degrees.

(source)

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WorldMusicLab t1_j2d14ui wrote

Now, Mike Oldfield please. Sir Richard Branson would've been nothing without Tubular Bells.

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StephenHunterUK OP t1_j2dbiyq wrote

It's quite possible he's been offered one and turned out down.

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gotele t1_j2bjvbw wrote

His club is much more exclusive.

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WintersTablet t1_j2cx93m wrote

I read Brian, but my brain said James. I was like "Huh?!"

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kwakimaki t1_j2cn6wt wrote

About bloody time

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w0mba7 t1_j2e40av wrote

This is so cool. I’ve met him quite a few times. A relative of mine was an expert in the history of photography and antique photographs. Brian is really into that, specially stereophotography , so he is friends with a lot of people in that field, comes to their parties, loves to geek out about that stuff. He’s a totally normal friendly guy, not a big head rockstar at all.

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anyatrans t1_j2d09zr wrote

Really deserved.

He now is the Queen of England.

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Vitringar t1_j2d4dd3 wrote

About fucking time! I guess that Queen Elizabeth felt a bit threatened by the name of the band?

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tobomori t1_j2d8i9d wrote

I am Sir Brian, as bold as a lion!

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trevb75 t1_j2ccqs9 wrote

Ironic it’s the first year after the Queens passing and he’s in a band called Queen

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nduanetesh t1_j2csupo wrote

Lol. That's not what "ironic" means at all!

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AvocadosAtLaw95 t1_j2dsbk9 wrote

Alanis would probably beg to differ. She’s the expert on irony.

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NeLaX44 t1_j2ctkao wrote

Sir Brian May! Bravo!

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RiotSloth t1_j2d0gkl wrote

About time! Seems like one of those genuinely lovely celebs.

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sofusmig t1_j2dee9m wrote

Brian rules!

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N-Freak t1_j2drw0c wrote

I actually thought that he was, already

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1984Slice t1_j2e8eiw wrote

It took that long?

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Eroe777 t1_j2eka1y wrote

So is he now Sir Doctor Brian May, or Doctor Sir Brian May?

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StephenHunterUK OP t1_j2elw7u wrote

Neither. Sir Brian May. The Sir trumps the Doctor. If he was a Professor, then he'd be Professor Sir Brian May.

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councilface t1_j2erb6o wrote

Only the cool kids turn down honours.

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TheOriginalAlfonzo t1_j2eu110 wrote

Here was me thinking he'd do a Bowie and decline. Ah well - another one bites the dust.

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FluphyBunny t1_j2fahhe wrote

My initial response to this was “how is Brian May not already a Knight”.

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jscott18597 t1_j2d0saq wrote

I read this title thinking of Billy Mays. I was confused to say the least.

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Colossal_hands t1_j2d1m5w wrote

I would refuse to be knighted. Why should somebody that has actually achieved so much in their life care for the validation of a bunch of nepotist nonce protectors

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motorised_rollingham t1_j2d9iya wrote

You know it’s not the King who chooses who to knight? The honour is given by the people of the UK (represented by the Honours Commitee).

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I_Think_I_Cant t1_j2e7it6 wrote

They give you a castle, some serfs, a suit of armour, a horse, and a lance. Sounds pretty cool to me.

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atomic1fire t1_j2eomvi wrote

I assume because it's recognition of how important your work actually is.

I don't think Americans can accept these titles, but I assume it's something like getting a nobel prize. What you do might be more important then the award, but the prize is just a feather on the cap for how important that work may be.

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Milly_man t1_j2d2htp wrote

I know right? Why don't more people reject these awards?

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StephenHunterUK OP t1_j2dbta1 wrote

Quite a few musicians do - Bowie turned down a CBE and a knighthood. Lennon returned his MBE, but legally the honour remained his until his death in 1980.

Some hold out for higher gongs, some find the concept a bit silly, others don't like being in the Order of the British Empire.

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MattBD t1_j2dij53 wrote

There's a list of people who turned down various honours on Wikipedia and I think they're much better company to be in than those who accepted.

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elpajaroquemamais t1_j2dnwkn wrote

Does anyone else ever have a knighthood, a phd, and a Grammy? Because Brian doesn’t either.

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sbcbrat t1_j2dzpzq wrote

Doesn't he know for sure?

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Hypestyles t1_j2cqy4p wrote

Prince Rogers Nelson should have been given a knight status many years ago.

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rattatatouille t1_j2d846x wrote

He's not from the UK, how would you do that?

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StephenHunterUK OP t1_j2dcls0 wrote

You just make it honorary for a non-citizen. Like Angelina Jolie DCMG or Bill Gates KBE. They can't call themselves Dame or Sir, though.

In any event, the bigger problem with Prince is he's dead. Most honours - with the exception of gallantry ones like the George Cross - can't be awarded posthumously.

They also can't be revoked posthumously, being deemed to have died with the holder, which is why Jimmy Saville's knighthood couldn't be rescinded.

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Dyslexic_Devil t1_j2cysum wrote

Honoured by an entitled Charlie...

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iLikeBigMacs420 t1_j2d2v2w wrote

He blocked my mate for saying Adam Lambert came across like a knob on Twitter lol

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hawsman2 t1_j2cr3yh wrote

Was he the one that vocally supported Russia recently?

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Jwishh t1_j2ec4g5 wrote

Love clueless redditors making baseless claims in the form of a dishonest question

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ScotsmanMcScotch t1_j2dexri wrote

Another pedo knighted, nothing unexpected here.

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guinnessotis t1_j2e6ig1 wrote

Where’s your proof? I’ve never heard a word of scandal about May.

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