LONDON — One of the world’s richest men got a new acquisition today: an honorary knighthood. Proclaiming himself “humbled and delighted,” Microsoft founder Bill Gates received the accolade from Queen Elizabeth II in a private ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

John received a number of honors around this time. Queen Elizabeth II made John a Commander of the Order of the British Empire the following year (The queen knighted him several years later, making him officially “Sir Elton John”).

Lewis Hamilton knighted as part of Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year’s honors list. LONDON (AP) — Lewis Hamilton is now a “Sir” as well as a seven-time Formula One champion.

In fact, John Lennon returned his in 1969, writing in a letter to the Queen: “I am returning my MBE as a protest against Britain’s involvement in the Nigeria-Biafra thing, against our support of America in Vietnam and against Cold Turkey slipping down the charts.

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You don’t get any money or a medal. There are six orders of knighthood and the monarch decides which you are knighted into. Some have different titles like knight/dame grand cross or knight/dame commander. You are able to use the insignia of knighthood.

Disadvantage: Breathability and Vision To see properly, a knight would have to remove the face visor or the entire helmet, which made him a target for hits to the face. The lack of breathability in the helmet also made it difficult to catch enough air for tough combat.

Knighthoods can be stripped from recipients if their behaviour does not match their title. The Honours Forfeiture Committee considers cases where a recipient’s actions “raise the question of whether they should be allowed to continue to be a holder of the honour”.

Those calling for the late Sir Jimmy Savile to be stripped of his knighthood, including the Sun, may well be wasting their time, as the Cabinet Office has revealed that individuals cease to hold the honour after they die.

Knighthood is not inherited; it must be earned. But knighthood grants nobility and at the instant of his dubbing the new knight goes from being a commoner to being noble. And, because of the conventions of Hârnic feudal society, the knight’s nobility is inherited by the first generation of his or her offspring.

Dame or Lady: The female equivalent of the title “sir” that can be used by a woman in her own right. “Sir” is the male title used in the UK for knights. In many other countries the French title “chevalier” is used. In the UK and in many other countries, a woman who has been knighted is called “Dame” or “Dama”.

Dame, properly a name of respect or a title equivalent to lady, surviving in English as the legal designation for the wife or widow of a baronet or knight or for a dame of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; it is prefixed to the given name and surname.