Leaving aside the validity of the Honours system as a whole, one oddity/anomaly has always struck me.
The wife of Sir Joe Bloggs becomes Lady Bloggs, while the husband of Dame Joanna Bloggs remains Mr Bloggs. And of course these days one must also consider the husband of Sir Joe or the wife of Dame Joanna.
What would suitable “titles by association” be, or should we just settle for Sir Joe and Mrs Bloggs - which sounds a bit strange……..