2006-07-27 14:04:49 · 10 answers · asked by chief_eagle_wing 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
As mentioned, The Queen can knight you to a position of Sir or Lord / Dame or Lady. These are lifetime Peerage Titles and can not be passed from one generation to another. The title dies with the title holder. Paul McCartney is a Sir, Andrew Lloyd Webber is a Lord. A Lord is above a Sir.
Several companies will sell you a title but its not worth the paper its printed on.
Or you can be very lucky - as I was - and be born into a title.
Lord Michael McKee
9th Cousin to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
Lordship of the Royal House of Stewart
lordmichaelmckee@yahoo.co.uk
2006-07-28 04:53:07 · answer #1 · answered by Michael M 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You must be nominated, and then accepted, to the Order of the British Empire in the UK. Self-nominations are rare but they are not outright refused.
Nominees are considered on the basis of having done a great service, either to the UK or to humanity in general. You need not be a British subject to be nominated.
Unfortunately, the office is lately cheapened by the current tendency to knight pop-culture icons. These may have indeed done some very worthy things, but they do so from a position of affluence. Many others, laboring in poverty and anonymity for the same causes, go ignored.
2006-07-28 05:39:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to be knighted...at least at the OBE level (Order of the British Empire). There are other orders of knighthood, CMG, KCMG, and GCMG...and so on.
Oh, and "Christian", be careful misrepresenting yourself with a title, it can land you in court. No lie.
2006-07-27 16:24:05 · answer #3 · answered by stevenB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to donate money to the right political party or be somebody who is friendly to the ruling classes.It's just like a club. There are so many now it is meaningless.
2006-07-27 17:32:26 · answer #4 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just write "Sir" before your first name anytime you write it.
Who the Hell is gonna know anyway?
2006-07-27 15:33:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
anything above and beyond bill gates was knighted for microsofts organization of UKs gov
2006-07-27 14:10:06 · answer #6 · answered by Mr Spock 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
something worth noting, the Queen decides.
2006-07-27 14:07:52 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you've got enough money, you can buy a knighthood!
you can also afford Renee (the dockers delight)
2006-07-28 01:16:46 · answer #8 · answered by mad john 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a great deed or a great check book
2006-07-29 07:12:51 · answer #9 · answered by tigerbullandlillyofthevalley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you must be knighted, ie a knight....good luck squire
2006-07-27 14:08:15 · answer #10 · answered by Ray M Be (Bay) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋