Question for the Brits on Knighthood

[Peej 0]

I've been googling but can't find the answer i'm looking for, so i was hoping you guys could help?

When a person is knighted, do they sign the "Sir" in front of their signature or do they put OBE at the end? Or do they just leave it off altogether?

Thanks

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[Niki1 1]

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I've been googling but can't find the answer i'm looking for, so i was hoping you guys could help?

When a person is knighted, do they sign the "Sir" in front of their signature or do they put OBE at the end? Or do they just leave it off altogether?

Thanks

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[Taupo 0]

Sir is a title, so wouldn't be included in a signature any more than someone would sign their name as, for example "Mr John Smith". Any post nominals (OBE, MSc, etc) would be included in the letterhead and should not be part of a signature.
Hope this helps.

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..and do they issue you a suit of armor?

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[pbwing 0]

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..and do they issue you a suit of armour?

As long as you spell it right they will.

[MikeJD 0]

From what I understand, an OBE just doesn't cut it in any case if you want to call yourself a knight. You need either a Knight or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) or Knight or Dame Commander (KBE or DBE) award.

Below those top ranks (in order of descending superiority) are CBE, OBE and finally MBE holders, who I guess are the pond life of the system .

I think the confusion stems from the fact that OBE, in the context of a specific honour, stands for 'Officer of the British Empire' rather than 'Order of the British Empire' - the latter being the umbrella term for all the different honours.

To get back to your question, finally, I don't know first hand and I'm not likely to find out any time soon - but I would guess that while knights are typically addressed as 'Sir' or 'Dame', they're far more likely to just sign their first and last name, and add KBE, DBE or GBE as appropriate. And I'd guess many of the less highfalutin ones don't bother.

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..and do they issue you a suit of armour?

As long as you spell it right they will.

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[Peej 0]

That's great, thanks

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[metalslug 31]

I've sometimes wondered if a day would come (or has already come) that a man with "Lami" as a last name would be knighted.

Who could address a knight as "Sir Lami" and keep a straight face ?

[jakee 1,255]

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I've sometimes wondered if a day would come (or has already come) that a man with "Lami" as a last name would be knighted.

Who could address a knight as "Sir Lami" and keep a straight face ?

The honorific 'sir' goes in front of the first name, not the surname.

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[MikeJD 0]

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I've sometimes wondered if a day would come (or has already come) that a man with "Lami" as a last name would be knighted.

Who could address a knight as "Sir Lami" and keep a straight face ?

The honorific 'sir' goes in front of the first name, not the surname.

Spoilsport . There must be somebody out there with a first name of Lami.

I did go to college with a Mr Meenagh.