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For sparinge of a litel cost, Fulofte time a man hath lost, The large cote for the hod. ("For sparing a little cost often a man has lost the large coat for the hood.") [8] [whose translation?] [9] Middle French: Par ung seul clou perd on ung bon cheval. (Modern French: Par seulement un clou, on perd un bon cheval.
Kipling expressed his own view on the importance of titles and poetry in his poem "The Last Rhyme of True Thomas". T. E. Lawrence, Arabist, archaeologist, soldier; George V offered Lawrence a knighthood on 30 October 1918 at a private audience in Buckingham Palace for his services in the Arab Revolt, but he declined.
Knight/Dame Commander Star of the Order of the British Empire. Military ranks listed denotes the awarded being in the military division. Military rank Name Post-nominals
Top to bottom: KBE or CBE (military) badge and riband, GBE star, KBE/DBE star, MBE (civil) and OBE (military) badges and ribands. The designs of insignia of the order and medal were altered in 1937, prior to the coronation of King George VI , 'in commemoration of the reign of King George V and Queen Mary, during which the Order was founded'. [ 4 ]
As the head of state, the Sovereign is the fount of honour, [1] but the system for identifying and recognising candidates to honour has changed considerably over time. . Various orders of knighthood have been created (see below) as well as awards for military service, bravery, merit, and achievement which take the form of decorations or
In the poem, Robert I's character is a hero of the chivalric type common in contemporary romance, Freedom is a "noble thing" to be sought and won at all costs, and the opponents of such freedom are shown in the dark colours which history and poetic propriety require, but there is none of the complacency of the merely provincial habit of mind.
The former Post Office boss Paula Vennells is to hand back her CBE following the fallout of the Horizon IT scandal (Yui Mok/PA) Until the King acts on the advice of the committee, however, Ms ...
Many people have been created honorary knights or dames by the British crown.There are also those that have been appointed to two comparable orders, the Order of Merit and the Order of the Companions of Honour, and those that have had conferred on them the decoration of the Royal Victorian Chain; none of these carries pre-nominal styles.