Chapter 2020

Contemporary Britain still retains the Royal system, and also continues the honor ceremony, in this way to maintain the relationship between the royal family and the elite in various fields.

Every year, the prime minister, the cabinet, the Ministry of foreign affairs and the governments of the Commonwealth countries can submit an approved list of awards, which will be reviewed again by the royal family and finally decided by the queen. The purpose is to reward those who have made important contributions to the United Kingdom, which will be confirmed by the Royal list of awards. All citizens can be included in the scope of awards, This is also the highest honor for ordinary British citizens.

Every year, the list of awards will be published twice, the birthday of the king and the new year, and each award ceremony can be regarded as a major celebration of attention.

Among them, different honorary titles represent different importance, some of which even lasted for several centuries, comparable to the hereditary aristocratic seats now.

The whole award level is very complicated, which can be divided into Knight Medal and non Knight Medal.

The former was established in 1902, which is different from the traditional medal. It does not carry any title, but is recognized as the most noble medal which has not been abolished; The latter was established in 1917, slightly lower than the former. At present, there are only 47 people alive, including three actors, Maggie Smith, Judy Dench and Ian McLean.

On the whole, the non chivalry medal is relatively rare and not widely known to the general public, but its value and importance are not compromised.

The order of chivalry is the order of Gard, thistle, St. Patrick, bath, St. Michael and St. George, the Royal Victoria and the British Empire.

One of the oldest is the order of Gard, which was established in 1348. At present, there are only 24 members in the world. All of them are awarded directly by the queen without the proposal or nomination of the prime minister. The main givers are royal members, such as the queen herself, such as Prince William, Prince Charles, and so on. In history, there have been two non royal members, two former British prime ministers, Margaret Thatcher and John Major.

It is no exaggeration to say that the status of every medal of the Garter is higher than that of most hereditary nobles. Although the two can not and need not be equal, the existence of the medal of the Garter itself is detached from the meaning of honor and reputation.

The thistle medal is the highest honor in Scotland, mainly awarded to the monarchs of other countries; The order of St. Patrick belongs to Ireland, but it was abolished in 1922; The bath medal is awarded to senior officers and civil servants.

St. Michael and St. George's medals are mainly awarded to senior government officials. However, Angelina Jolie was awarded this medal for her opposition to the Communist Party of China and British diplomatic citizen. However, because she is not a British citizen, she can not be knighted, but an honorary lady.

The Royal Victoria medal is mainly awarded to the people who serve the monarch; Finally, the order of the British Empire, which was established in 1917, is the most familiar one. It is mainly used to honor people who have made outstanding contributions in the fields of art, science, charity and public service. It is also the place where actors, writers, artists and celebrities who are most familiar to the general public gather to give awards.

The above-mentioned seven kinds of medals are all levels of the British knighthood medal, but there are huge differences between them, and their significance is also quite different. Most celebrities' medals are the lowest level of the British Empire Medal.

Some celebrities received high-profile honors, but in fact, they just got a small medal equivalent to the Royal secretary or clerical level; Some actors seem to be calm and low-key, but they have won the top honors comparable to the meritorious medals of the war period. These details are unknown to outsiders, but there are important differences for the royal family.

Although it is said that the order of the British Empire is the lowest rank of all knights, in fact, the order of the British Empire is divided into five grades, with different status and grades.

The status of this medal is basically equal to that of Baron - in other words, it is basically equivalent to the title of the hall family. The difference is that the hall family is a hereditary Baron, and Arthur can inherit the title; The order of Lord Commander is not hereditary.

In the entertainment circle, Ian McLean, Judy Dench, Helen Mirren, Sean Connery, Kevin Spacey, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Daniel Day Lewis and so on were all awarded this medal. Therefore, they need to add the word "Jazz" in front of their address, which is a unique honor.

After that, the winners of other medals can't be called "Jazz" because they haven't reached the level yet.

When Adele was 25 years old, she had just released two albums and had been awarded the medal. She had a bright future; At the age of 27, ed Sheeran was awarded the order of assistant.

For example, Judy dandy, Maggie Smith, Ian McLean and other well-known veteran actors, they have been awarded medals twice. The first time, they may be slightly lower. Undoubtedly, the Royal medal is the highest honor that ordinary citizens can win, equivalent to the recognition from the country and the whole society. Every year's ceremony can be regarded as a high-profile ceremony, The major news media will report early; Nevertheless, there are not a few winners who refuse to honor.

In fact, for a long time, "honorary awards" have been unfair. Many legendary British actors have not been recognized by the royal family in their whole lives. For example, "Professor Snape" Alan Rickman, and "Voldemort" Ralph Fiennes, who are widely known by the world through the "Harry Potter" series, are not recognized by the royal family, None of them was able to get the award.

Relatively speaking, for some rich people, they only need to donate money to the political parties they support to get nominated and further get honorary titles - of course, their contribution to the social economy is also an important factor, but in any case, for many artists, these "medals" often stink of copper.

Not only that, but the royal family itself is selfish. In 2013, David Beckham, who had received the order of knighthood ten years ago, was nominated for the order of knighthood - that is, he could be called "Jazz". However, the royal family thought that the title was too high for him and he needed to wait, so they rejected it.

Later, in 2017, the "e-mail door" was developed, because it was rejected by the royal family for many times. In the e-mail, David Becks yelled at his publicist and agent, and the wording was very vulgar. The overall effect was that he did so much charity work in order to be called "Jazz", but he failed, All his efforts were thrown into the stinky ditch, for which he expressed strong dissatisfaction.

"Charity is for the Jazz title", David's public image has been seriously hit.

At the same time, Andy Murray, who won the men's singles gold medal in London Olympic Games the previous year, successfully reached the top of Wimbledon in 2013 and became the first local player to win Wimbledon since 1936. He was also nominated for the order of commander. However, the royal family also rejected such a proposal, In the end, Andy Murray was awarded the same rank as David Beckham.

Instead, the final order of commander was awarded... To the Royal gynecologist who delivered Kate.

Where there are people, there are right and wrong. Similarly, the medals involved in glory, reputation and interests inevitably become complicated. Even the nobles are no exception - or even more complicated.

Naturally, many people refuse to accept honours. According to a list released in 2003, more than 300 people in the UK have refused to be decorated, or even refused to be knighted many times, including John Lennon, Alfred Hitchcock, David bowey and so on.

That's why the queen doesn't want to be left behind. It's a shame. After the list is approved and before the formal award, the royal family will send a formal letter to the nominators to ask them whether they are willing to accept the medal. The final list published to the public is all those who are willing to accept the medal.

Now, lanli received the inquiry letter; Then, Langley received a blank postcard from Elizabeth.