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In his ' birthday' (official, not actual) honours list, Chuckie3 has knighted a dead man.
This is very silly. Ignoring, for the time being, 'official' birthdays, and honours in general, this remains very, very silly.
A knighthood is a 'living honour', that ends with the recipients' death. This was discussed at length when Jimmy Savile died, and there were calls to have him stripped of his knighthood, which couldn't be done:
Following the multitude of sexual abuse allegations in 2012, then Prime Minister David Cameron raised the idea of Savile's knighthood being removed. However, in October 2012, the Cabinet Office confirmed this could not occur - as "there isn't an honour to revoke"
The 2023 Birthday honours list was published on June 16th. Amis died on May 19th. His knighthood was, supposedly, backdated to the day before he died. So (if this is even a thing - I've not been able to find another example) he was a knight for one day, but was unaware of his newly exalted status, and died believing himself to be a mere pleb.
According to Gov.uk:
"The only honours which can be awarded after someone’s death are gallantry awards."
Now, as much as I hold The Rachel Papers in high regard, I don't think being a novelist counts as gallantry.
It's all very silly.
I guess Chuckie3 was a fan.
In his ' birthday' (official, not actual) honours list, Chuckie3 has knighted a dead man.
This is very silly. Ignoring, for the time being, 'official' birthdays, and honours in general, this remains very, very silly.
A knighthood is a 'living honour', that ends with the recipients' death. This was discussed at length when Jimmy Savile died, and there were calls to have him stripped of his knighthood, which couldn't be done:
Following the multitude of sexual abuse allegations in 2012, then Prime Minister David Cameron raised the idea of Savile's knighthood being removed. However, in October 2012, the Cabinet Office confirmed this could not occur - as "there isn't an honour to revoke"
The 2023 Birthday honours list was published on June 16th. Amis died on May 19th. His knighthood was, supposedly, backdated to the day before he died. So (if this is even a thing - I've not been able to find another example) he was a knight for one day, but was unaware of his newly exalted status, and died believing himself to be a mere pleb.
According to Gov.uk:
"The only honours which can be awarded after someone’s death are gallantry awards."
Now, as much as I hold The Rachel Papers in high regard, I don't think being a novelist counts as gallantry.
It's all very silly.
I guess Chuckie3 was a fan.
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