Does anybody care about an honorary knighthood by the queen?
By sylviekitty
@sylviekitty (2083)
United States
December 23, 2006 1:54pm CST
When the queen gives an actor, singer, etc., an honorary knighthood, does anybody really give a flying fig? I mean, I'm not from England, and from where I stand she doesn't have much in the way of power anyway.. so what does it really mean when somebody like Bono or Anthony Hopkins gets knighted?
3 responses
@vanities (11395)
• Davao, Philippines
25 Dec 06
when somebody got that ..i think it means more honor and prestige on them(adds)
@sylviekitty (2083)
• United States
27 Dec 06
Yes it does. I just wonder.. the Queen may be a popular figure, but I don't think she has any real power? I could be wrong, but I think the Royal Family is more of a show piece in England? So I just wonder how great of an honor it is for her to knight somebody?
It is neat, though. There are a lot of musicians and actors I like who have been knighted. I think it's cool for somebody to be called "Sir", or to have the 'Sir" in front of their name. :)
@smuggeridge (2148)
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23 Dec 06
it probablt means quite a lot to them, not many people in the world ever get knighted and its a nice way of celebrating their accomplishments and all the good work they have done. Also Sir Anthony Hopkins is Welsh so he would be a real knight not an honorary one. I think it probably means more to britains than anyone else, for obvious reasons
@sylviekitty (2083)
• United States
23 Dec 06
I love Anthony Hopkins, so he deserves pretty much any accolades he receives. :)
