Re: Are Knighthoods now a joke ?
Originally Posted by
Silver Tabby
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I know - but just the thought he might have is enough to give me the shudders - not so much on his own account - but imagine the vile Victoria being addressed as 'Lady' !! No, no, have to go and lie down somewhere dark now.
I remember when he first got it and wore it proudly pinned to his jacket...
only for all the press to poke fun at him for wearing it incorrectly. Of course, he is a footballer!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...BE-switch.html
Apart from that, most people who receive such awards tend not to flash them about. My mate's father received an OBE many years ago for exporting machinery (hydraulic presses). He never mentioned it, and certainly never wore it. I only heard about it after he had died.