From the Robert Plant Newswire.
Queen Elizabeth II’s 2009 New Year Honours list includes Robert Plant. Robert has been named Commander of the Order of the British Empire. The award is for services to music.
There are five grades of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in decreasing seniority: Knight Grand Cross (GBE), Knight Commander (KBE), Commander (CBE), Officer (OBE), and Member (MBE). Recipients of these awards are nominated by the government and by the public. They are then selected by committees made up of civil servants. The Queen bestows the honors. Only the Knight orders may be called “Sir”. Other orders have no title, but may add the letters after their names.
What? No “Sir” for Robert Plant?
Good work Mr. Plant you are almost a knight.
How does this work, can he still go up a notch? Can he still reach Knighthood?
How does Bono rate a “Sir” and not Robert Plant? Sir Bono.
Is Ringo a Sir?
December 31st, 2008 at 7:14 am
This is very good question OooBE Juan KieNooBE… do they have a Junior Scout Camp for future KaNightsBE.. little tykes going around imitating piano licks of Sir Elton John? Can there be Sir women; Sir Spice — or no? In music — THE NUMBER of women working in British music is pitifully small, someone said …no?
Other Industries:
I was reading Eric Ambler is an OBE, Brit Spy Novelist… we in the anti-monarchy colonies have inquiring minds. I think over here in USA we will have to settle with the color of our collars, and necks: RNM = red neck mother…