the guitarist Brian Mayby the legendary rock band Queen, was awarded yesterday Friday with the title of “Knight” for his contribution to music, according to the list of honors awarded by King Carlos III at the end of the year.
The musician admitted that he feels a renewed responsibility towards “behave in a way that favors the country and the rest of the population” after receiving the knighthood.
In all, 1,107 people have received the honor this year, according to the list traditionally signed by the King (and formerly the Queen) on New Year’s Eve.
award-winning rocker
may, of 75 years oldtogether with the deceased Freddy Mercury and the drummer roger taylorreached the group’s heyday in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Musician, astrophysicist and animal advocate, May admitted to media he was ‘thrilled’ and ‘pleasantly surprised’ for this honorary title.
In addition to international recognition for her music, May received a PhD in astrophysics from Imperial College London in 2007 and has campaigned for animal rights.
In this sense, he is one of the founders of the Save Me Trust, which fights for the rights of the foxand is also Vice-President of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).
Once, during the celebrations of the Golden Jubilee of 2002, for the fifty years of reign of Isabella IIMay played England’s national anthem God Save the Queen from the roof of Buckingham Palace.
More recently, last June, he also performed at the celebrations of Platinum Jubilee -the 70th anniversary of the reign of Elizabeth II- when you start playing we will Rock You when he finished a clip in which the sovereign herself was having tea with Paddington Bear.
Knighthood
The title of ‘Lord’ (knight, in Spanish) is the highest awarded by the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, e granted to those who are not part of the monarchy. In this way, those called “Lord” or “Dame” (appellation given to women) have a higher status than other people, and to greet them you need to ask their permission.
Those who receive the title of Sir must take an oath of allegiance to the British EmpireAfter this, they have a higher rank than any other citizen. This event takes place with the presence of kings, but in case they don’t attend because they are on tour, a member of their (royal) family can.
It should be noted that the title is bestowed upon individuals who have contributed to multiple causes that benefit the country or humanity. And, of course, there are celebrities among them.
Some celebrities who received the title of “Sir” were Paul McCartney (1997) and Elton John (1998), who received the commission from Queen Elizabeth II due to his music and multiple charities.
Also George Martin (1996), the famous producer labeled the “fifth beatle”, and Mick Jagger In 2002, after having joked months earlier about his “desire” to obtain the title, on June 14, 2002, coinciding with the celebration of Queen Isabella II’s birthday, he obtained the noble mention.
others were Rod Stewartin 2016, Eric Clapton (2004) and Barry GibBee Gees (2018), among others.
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