2007-02-16 12:04:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
Bout $75,000 in a really poor country that still uses a monarchy.
2007-02-18 16:16:08 · answer #1 · answered by Dethruhate 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Knighthoods are no longer awarded in Australia, we leave that sort of thing to the English. Political knighthoods used to be available in Queensland. A suitable donation in a brown paper bag to the National Party led by Joh Bjelke-Petersen would get you one.Somewhere between $100,000 and $250,000 was the going price.
Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser created a special knighthood, a Knight of the Order of Australia, with which he rewarded the Governor General John Kerr for sacking the previous Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam.
Alas those days are long gone. There are still some Commonwealth countries that award knighthoods, if you want one you might try throwing some money around in some of the poorer ones. The UK isn't poor enough yet.
2007-02-17 01:37:29 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chris Eubank (British boxer) bought the title of the Lord of the Manor of Brighton, although this is a purchased Title, rather than a Royal appointment. He has used the ancient right of this position to appoint a Town crier.
See the last link on how to do it:
2007-02-16 23:55:11 · answer #3 · answered by dazzler161281 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Likely it could cost you a lot ... if you want to live luxuriously. If you chose to live modestly, then having a knighthood shouldn't be all that much more costly. It should place obligations on you, though. You know, chivalry and all that.
2007-02-16 20:53:36 · answer #4 · answered by kent chatham 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Work very, very hard in a way that promotes Britain and its subjects and holds them to good light and your name may be submitted to a counsel that decides yearly who the Queen should Knight. This is done for those as a kind of "Lifetime Achievement Award."
2007-02-16 21:56:23 · answer #5 · answered by AdamKadmon 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hmm,kinda like asking the cost of the Medal of Freedom.
2007-02-16 21:56:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
How much have you got, no I stand corrected.
Our government is not that way inclined.
Or am I talking like a fool.
2007-02-16 20:23:28 · answer #7 · answered by oop139gg 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is not as simple as that, sometimes there is a carrot and stick approach, economic reward or punishment,even blackmail.
It is irrelevant in modern times and is not representative of the original honour.
2007-02-16 21:12:08 · answer #8 · answered by Gent 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You don't buy them,they are given to you by the Queen
2007-02-18 21:10:34 · answer #9 · answered by nessie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask Tony Blair he'll box it off with the queen for you..... for a fee of course ;)
2007-02-17 09:08:13 · answer #10 · answered by Rachael Davies 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋