Disappointed to see Gareth Southgate get Knighted, I'm quite sure he has not done anything outstanding.
In contrast, very pleased to see Sadiq Khan get his Honour. He was a Human Rights Lawyer before entering politics, & he did many good things as Mayor of London. And let's not forget, it's not easy being a prominent public figure these days if you are a Muslim of Pakistan descent, even if he was born here in the UK.
Disappointed to see Gareth Southgate get Knighted, I'm quite sure he has not done anything outstanding.
In contrast, very pleased to see Sadiq Khan get his Honour. He was a Human Rights Lawyer before entering politics, & he did many good things as Mayor of London. And let's not forget, it's not easy being a prominent public figure these days if you are a Muslim of Pakistan descent, even if he was born here in the UK.
David Beckham snubbed for knighthood AGAIN after slamming honours list in leaked emails
Celebrities who've turned down or returned New Year Honours As the latest New Year Honours are revealed, a reminder of the famous faces who turned down or returned knighthoods, OBEs and MBEs – or even had them removed.
Who has refused British honours? Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders
In 2001, TV comedy duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders were each offered OBEs to services for comedy and drama, and turned them down.
Explaining two decades later why she refused the honour, the 66-year-old Absolutely Fabulous star Saunders told Best magazine: "We thought, 'there's a lot of people who deserve these things' and for us to get it sort of made it a mockery. There are people who work for the NHS or do great charity work and we hadn't really done anything. It was silly."
Saunders had previously said accepting an OBE would have felt "fake", telling Source magazine in 2008: "At the time, we felt that we were being paid very well to have a lot of fun. It felt a bit fake to stand alongside people who devoted their lives to truly worthy causes."
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Disappointed to see Gareth Southgate get Knighted, I'm quite sure he has not done anything outstanding.
In contrast, very pleased to see Sadiq Khan get his Honour. He was a Human Rights Lawyer before entering politics, & he did many good things as Mayor of London. And let's not forget, it's not easy being a prominent public figure these days if you are a Muslim of Pakistan descent, even if he was born here in the UK.
David Beckham snubbed for knighthood AGAIN after slamming honours list in leaked emails
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/david-beckham-knighthood-snub-honours-34394098
As the latest New Year Honours are revealed, a reminder of the famous faces who turned down or returned knighthoods, OBEs and MBEs – or even had them removed.
Who has refused British honours?
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders
In 2001, TV comedy duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders were each offered OBEs to services for comedy and drama, and turned them down.
Explaining two decades later why she refused the honour, the 66-year-old Absolutely Fabulous star Saunders told Best magazine: "We thought, 'there's a lot of people who deserve these things' and for us to get it sort of made it a mockery. There are people who work for the NHS or do great charity work and we hadn't really done anything. It was silly."
Saunders had previously said accepting an OBE would have felt "fake", telling Source magazine in 2008: "At the time, we felt that we were being paid very well to have a lot of fun. It felt a bit fake to stand alongside people who devoted their lives to truly worthy causes."
Who has had their honours taken away?
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/new-year-honours-list-celebrities-refused-223031857.html