![]() "An incredible honour to be made a member of the Order of Companions of Honour today in acknowledgement of my services to music and the fight to end AIDS John captioned the post. ![]() He marked the moment by sharing photos from the ceremony on Instagram, thanking Prince Charles for the honor. John, who was knighted by the queen in 1998, a year after the death of his friend Diana, the Princess of Wales, joined the Companions of Honour in the queen’s honors list in late 2019 for his services to music and charity. "I was quite taken aback when I got the letter to say that I’d received it because I know it’s, very few people get it," John said after receiving the gold medallion with the inscription “In action faithful and in honour clear." The group, which in the past has included British wartime prime minister Winston Churchill and scientist Stephen Hawking, can only number a maximum of 65, excluding the sovereign, at any one time. Introduced in 1917 by her grandfather King George V, the award recognizes people who have made “a major contribution to the arts, science, medicine, or government lasting over a long period of time.”Ĭurrent members include British environmentalist David Attenborough, Canadian author Margaret Atwood and one of Britain’s greatest-ever athletes Sebastian Coe. The 95-year-old monarch is also a member of the order. It is one of the highest awards that can be bestowed by Charles’ mother, Queen Elizabeth II, to citizens in Britain and across the Commonwealth. In an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle, Prince Charles anointed the rock star and charity patron as a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour. Watch Video: Lizzo and Cardi B channel their inner-goddess for 'Rumors'Įlton John has no doubt been a member of many exclusive clubs over the decades, but probably nothing quite as exclusive as the one he formally joined on Wednesday. ![]()
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