Question

An honour granted by the British Crown for exceptional personal achievement or public service is ______.

Answer 1

Answer:

Knighthood.

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Answer 2

Knighthood was an honour granted by the British Crown for exceptional personal achievement or public service.

• This title was given to those men who performed some sort of service which was extraordinary. After receiving this title, one was addressed by "Sir".
• The titles for similar sort of achievements given to females is referred to as damehood. So, Sir is put forward before the name of the person.
• They are acknowledged by the ruling monarch with a touch of a sword. Generally, the prevailing titles are of the dignity of a knight bachelor.
• Prime Ministers have also received this honour during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II including Sir William Churchill, Sir John Major and most recently Sir Tony Blair on 1 January 2022.
• Various actors like Sir Charlie Chaplin, Sir Michael Caine etc. People from sports, music, literature and art have also received this title including Sir Edmund Hillary, Sir Tom John, Sir Mick Jagger and various others.
• It is the third highest of the five existing ranks and having this title is very prestigious.

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