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Jan 5, 2022 · Reuters. More than 700,000 people have signed a petition calling for former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair to have his knighthood removed. The ex-Labour leader, who was in power from 1997 to 2007,...
Being Knighted simply means you have reached the final two ranks of the Order of Britain, of which there are 5 ranks. Member (MBE), Officer (OBE), Commander (CBE), Knight/Dame Commander (KBE/DBE), and Knight/Dame Grand Cross (GBE).
Jan 5, 2022 · More than 700,000 people have signed a petition calling for former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair to have his knighthood removed. The ex-Labour leader, who was in power from 1997 to 2007, was...
Jan 7, 2022 · A petition calling for the removal of former Prime Minister Tony Blair's knighthood has collected more than one million signatures. The ex-Labour leader, who was in power from 1997 to 2007, was...
Apr 18, 2024 · The distinctions between CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire), OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire), MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire), and a knighthood...
Oct 31, 2023 · Being awarded a knighthood or damehood allows the recipient to be called ‘Sir’ (for men) or ‘Dame’ (for women). It may be accompanied by entry into an order of chivalry, but this is not always the case.
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His knighthood was awarded by King George V in 1934. The Government of Canada made no objection when, near the end of the Second World War, British prime minister, Winston Churchill , recommended that the King bestow a knighthood on Sir William Stephenson .
