Knights Bachelor may prefix " Sir" to their forenames, and wives of Knights may prefix "Lady" to their surnames. None of them would be entitled to use the honorific "Sir" by virtue of their membership of the order alone, but as they are all also Knights Bachelor, they are entitled to preface their names with that title. For instance, Sir Michael Gambon, Sir Brian May, Sir Mo Farah, Sir Derek Jacobi, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Sir Elton John, Sir Michael Caine, Sir Barry Gibb and Sir Ian McKellen are Commanders of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBEs) Sir Patrick Stewart, Sir Cliff Richard, Sir Tom Jones and Sir Van Morrison are Officers of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBEs) while Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr), and Sir Nick Faldo are Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE). It is possible to be a Knight Bachelor and a junior member of an order of chivalry without being a knight of that order this situation has become rather common, especially among those recognized for achievements in entertainment. Knighthood is usually conferred for public service amongst its recipients are all male judges of His Majesty's High Court of Justice in England. A man who is knighted is formally addressed as " Sir " or "Sir " and his wife as "Lady ". Knights Bachelor are the most ancient sort of British knight (the rank existed during the 13th-century reign of King Henry III), but Knights Bachelor rank below knights of chivalric orders. ![]() aur.) is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry it is a part of the British honours system. The title of Knight Bachelor ( Latin: Eques auratus, lit.'gilded knight', abbreviated eq. The insignia of a knight bachelor devised in 1926
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