Brian May was knighted by King Charles throughout a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on March 14.
The Queen guitarist obtained the glory not just for his contributions to music, but additionally for his ongoing charity work.
The British authorities introduced Might as a recipient on the finish of 2022. At the moment, the rocker shared his pleasure in an interview with BBC News. “It is a sort of license, a sort of fee to hold on doing what I am doing,” he defined, “and it offers me a bit extra energy to my elbow. So I am very joyful about that.”
Following the ceremony at Buckingham Palace, Might expressed appreciation that King Charles himself dealt with the honors.
“We’ve had numerous conversations over time and I prefer to really feel that now we have a sort of friendship,” Might said of his cordial relationship with the king, noting that the 2 have “quite a bit in frequent.” “I’ve huge respect for him. I feel he’s been by some very troublesome occasions and at all times behaved with unimaginable grace and dignity.”
Additional footage from the ceremony might be seen under.
Might was beforehand honored as a CBE (Commander of the Most Glorious Order of the British Empire) in 2005, whereas Queen drummer Roger Taylor was made an OBE (Officer of the Most Glorious Order of the British Empire) in 2020.
Requested what one other of his bandmates, Freddie Mercury, would have considered the glory, Might was earnest.
“Freddie would find it irresistible,” he asserted. “I feel if he had been round, he would have been honored way back. And really rightly so.”
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