Brian May was knighted by King Charles throughout a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on March 14.
The Queen guitarist acquired the respect not just for his contributions to music, but in addition for his ongoing charity work.
The British authorities introduced May as a recipient at the tip of 2022. At that point, the rocker shared his pleasure in an interview with BBC News. “This is a type of license, a type of fee to hold on doing what I’m doing,” he defined, “and it gives me a bit more power to my elbow. So I’m very happy about that.”
Following the ceremony at Buckingham Palace, May expressed appreciation that King Charles himself handled the honors.
“We’ve had various conversations over the years and I like to feel that we have a kind of friendship,” May mentioned of his cordial relationship with the king, noting that the 2 have “quite a lot in common.” “I have enormous respect for him. I think he’s been through some very difficult times and always behaved with incredible grace and dignity.”
Further photos from the ceremony could be seen under.
May was beforehand honored as a CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in 2005, whereas Queen drummer Roger Taylor was made an OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in 2020.
Asked what one other of his bandmates, Freddie Mercury, would have considered the respect, May was earnest.
“Freddie would love it,” he asserted. “I think if he had been around, he would have been honored long ago. And very rightly so.”
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