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Originally Posted by Chris
On the contrary, the Knights of sport and stage are the ones whose endeavours most effectively bring the world's attention to the UK. The honours system has consistently recognised this over many years.
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But they get their nice shiny medal or statuette or cup or whatever to evidence their astounding achievement; surely that galvanises the world's attention?
We pay for a monarch to do the stuff above and beyond that otherwise why bother keeping them?