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Monday, November 2, 2009
Knighted by the Prince
Actor Christopher Lee is knighted by The Prince of Wales at an Investiture at Buckingham Palace, 30 October 2009. His Royal Highness held the ceremony on behalf of The Queen.
Sir Christopher Lee played the Duke of Edinburgh in a Royal Love Story: Charles and Diana. I think he played him like a grouch, so he's probably surprised he's getting rewarded here, and by the Prince of Wales himself!
I think it is quite fitting for Christopher Lee to finally be knighted. He has contributed much more to our culture than many others who have been knighted for similar purposes.
Lee is certainly a remarkable man- already a recipient of the CBE in the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama, he is also a Commander of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, was on the "Band on the Run" cover, is a classically trained singer, was in the RAF and was an active member of the Special Forces, is fluent in German and also speaks French, Italian and Spanish and can "get along" (according to his website) in Swedish, Russian and Greek. In fact, on July 21st 2004 he was given the honorary citizenship of the Italian city of Casina where Sarzano, the castle of his ancestors is situated. He gave his speech of thanks in Italian. He is in fact of noble Italian ancestry on his mother's side (Carandini).
By the way, Prince Charles is in the Dominion of Canada as I type this and, according to the Daily Telegraph, "The royal couple received a rapturous greeting at their welcoming ceremony last night attended by hundreds of locals and Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Governor General Michaelle Jean, the Queen's representative in the country."
The Prince said: "I cannot tell you how delighted I am to pay - I can hardly believe - my 15th visit to these shores."
Sir Christopher Lee played the Duke of Edinburgh in a Royal Love Story: Charles and Diana. I think he played him like a grouch, so he's probably surprised he's getting rewarded here, and by the Prince of Wales himself!
ReplyDeleteI think it is quite fitting for Christopher Lee to finally be knighted. He has contributed much more to our culture than many others who have been knighted for similar purposes.
ReplyDeleteLee is certainly a remarkable man-
ReplyDeletealready a recipient of the CBE in the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama, he is also a Commander of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, was on the "Band on the Run" cover, is a classically trained singer, was in the RAF and was an active member of the Special Forces, is fluent in German and also speaks French, Italian and Spanish and can "get along" (according to his website) in Swedish, Russian and Greek. In fact, on July 21st 2004 he was given the honorary citizenship of the Italian city of Casina where Sarzano, the castle of his ancestors is situated. He gave his speech of thanks in Italian. He is in fact of noble Italian ancestry on his mother's side (Carandini).
By the way, Prince Charles is in the Dominion of Canada as I type this and, according to the Daily Telegraph,
"The royal couple received a rapturous greeting at their welcoming ceremony last night attended by hundreds of locals and Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Governor General Michaelle Jean, the Queen's representative in the country."
The Prince said: "I cannot tell you how delighted I am to pay - I can hardly believe - my 15th visit to these shores."