knighthood

He said that he was only speaking about Bin Laden in 2007 in response to "the hurt felt by many Muslims" over a knighthood being awarded to the Satanic Verses author Sir Salman Rushdie.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The inventor James Dyson has a winery, a knighthood, an English country pile, and an estimated net worth of more than $15 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

In 2025, and having being diagnosed with dementia, he was awarded the highest honour, a knighthood by King Charles.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Also a knighthood and a castle and certainly social status that ensures he won’t be treated like scum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

“We all move to the human world. Move in with Heather. Jude doesn’t have to worry about knighthood, and Taryn doesn’t have to throw herself away on some silly faerie boy.”

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

It applies to the awards the government department oversees - which is the main New Year and Birthday honours, about 1,200 people each time, including knighthoods, damehoods, CBEs, OBEs, MBEs and BEMs.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Famously, his contemporaries at Barnsley Cricket Club were Sir Michael Parkinson and Sir Geoffrey Boycott, long before fame and knighthoods came their way.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025

Darts players Luke Littler and Luke Humphries have become MBEs in the King's Birthday Honours, while Virginia Wade is made a CBE and knighthoods are confirmed for David Beckham and Billy Boston.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2025

The move follows growing frustration over the lack of rugby league knighthoods or damehoods, with a group of cross-party MPs suggesting the lack of top honours was linked to snobbery.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2025

Tyrion had done what he could to buy their continued loyalty, promising Bronn and a dozen of his best men lands and knighthoods when the battle was won.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin