Originally Posted by
Tankertrashnav
Plenty of foreign nationals with honorary knighthoods, but mainly KBEs and KCBs, the KCMG is pretty well confined to the diplomatic service, with a few exceptions. Of course when you are knighted you will not be entitled to the honorific "Sir", so you will continue to be Mr Asturias. I wish someone would tell that twerp Krishnan Guru-Murthy who was talking about "Sir Bob Geldof" on Channel 4 news the other day. Apparently when Terry Wogan was knighted he was still an Irish national, but took British citizenship a short time later, at which point he became Sir Terry!
Thanks for putting me right - it's a very arcane area. In Italy you just pay - much easier.................
I'm happy to be Mr/Senor/Signore - all better than the usual "here comes that Lazy B****** Asturias....."
