Olympic Stars Knighted And Other Honours

[ChillDoubt]

Just breaking on BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20858353

Very pleased for Bradley Wiggins and Ben Ainslie, had hoped that David Weir might have been Knighted too.

[sir.prize]

English mum

[ChillDoubt]

And father a Commonwealth citizen.

[THECORBYLOON]

If Wiggins were not British, he would not have been in the UK team.

[sidkid]

Well he's not British, he's Belgian. (I agree that his mother is British).

[THECORBYLOON]

Does he hold a British passport?

[craft1948]

If Scotland break away from the rest of the UK will Andy Murray have to give his medal back?

[craft1948]

The only one I'm interested in will have retired by then. Having said that if you got your managers back you may actually find some decent players.....

[THECORBYLOON]

It's the Queen's honour and she will be Queen of Scots so there'll not be a reason to hand it back.

[jno]

it is being suggested that Paralympians have to do a lot more than those in the main Olympics to win knighthoods: Kelly Holmes, two golds, dame; Lee Pearson, 10 golds, one silver, one bronze, OBE.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20870506

I suppose the argument is they don't have as much competition; though I would have thought they're still competing against the best there is.

[craft1948]

Go on then Craig................I'll let you have Bannockburn.

[nungate]

I have to ask Craig - Freedom from what?

[ELVIS68]

A few headlines asked why no "Sir Mo"..... He's already got it..Sir Molian

[nungate]

Delighted to hear that Craig - also in the No Camp. Just wondered as I keep seeing these silly signs on the A1 crying for FREEDOM - and I've often wondered Freedom from what. Must be some local numpty sounding off