In some cases, British knights changed their surnames. In such cases, those knights are listed under the name they held when they received their first award. While it is generally understood that awards are limited to those countries that accepted Her Majesty The Queen as head of state, there are exceptions. As the system for awarding such honorary appointments is less comprehensive than that for the substantive awards, this part of the index is not exhaustive.
Occasionally, an individual holding an official position but not actually a knight has been permitted to confer a knighthood on another person. Knight Bachelor Kt Bach is the lowest rank of knighthood for a male recipient and is not part of an order of chivalry.
Knight bannerets were medieval knights who led troops into battle under their own banner. The last confirmed bestowal of a Knigh Banneret was by Charles I in No LGs were awarded between and The thistle, the national flower of Scotland, is the main emblem of this order. The name derives from the elaborate medieval ceremony for appointing a knight, which involved bathing as a symbol of purification as one of its elements.
Despite the title, these knights should not be considered to be members of the present Order. Note that CB is not a knighthood.
The Order is now a high ranking and prestigious honour for civil and military servants of the Crown for which ladies became eligible from Note that CMG is not a knighthood.
Ladies were admitted to the Order in The order was subsequently enlarged in , , , and Membership is conferred by the reigning monarch without ministerial advice and is for distinguished personal service to the Monarch.
Only the first two levels are knighted. In addition, there is a Medallist level. Until 31 December , the current level of Lieutenant was called Member 4th class and the current Member was Member 5th class. Its motto is For merit. It is not a knighthood in itself, but, along with other exceptional awards such as the Victoria Cross, those Knights and Dames who are admitted to the Order are shown in this index.
Between Eliza Doolittle and Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews is synonymous with some of the most famous British female characters in the cultural canon. Which Buckingham Palace recognized too, granting her damehood in The Dark Knight star was yes, knighted, in He used his real name, Maurice Micklewhite, as a tribute to his father with the same moniker. Mark Rylance is a relatively newly minted knight—the Duke of Cambridge gave him the honor in April Also awarded at that same ceremony?
Victoria Beckham , who received her OBE. The singer, who was a close friend of Princess Diana , was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in Sir Mick Jagger is more like it. Some difficulties with the work should be noted, most pressing being the variations in the spelling of names, which has led to some confusion regarding potential duplicates.
Some individuals, particularly Indian recipients, were listed by titles, such as Bahadur, as well as by names. In some cases, British knights changed their surnames. In such cases, those knights are listed under the name they held when they received their first award. While it is generally understood that awards are limited to those countries that accepted Her Majesty The Queen as head of state, there are exceptions.
However, those awards are then listed as 'honorary'. As the system for awarding such honorary appointments is less comprehensive than that for the substantive awards, this part of the index is not exhaustive.
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