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He says there was no media coverage of his remarks, and no pictures of him at the ceremony: “It’s like I wasn’t at the Oscars.”

At the opening ceremony, members of the Guajajara indigenous group, in traditional dress, performed a welcome song and dance for assembled diplomats.

Szalay is the first Hungarian British writer to receive the prestigious award, which he accepted at Monday’s ceremony in London with visible surprise.

While the ceremony drew attention and energized supporters, veterans’ groups say the real measure of respect lies in steady policy and budgetary decisions that directly affect service members’ daily lives.

Handing over the pieces at a ceremony at the Manhyia Palace, in the city of Kumasi, officials from AngloGold Ashanti said the gesture was made as an act of cultural respect and reconciliation.