Was Eric Clapton knighted?
I think the following info might help you: Eric Clapton has not been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. However, he has received two royal honours. On 3 November 2004 in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, or CBE. It was conferred by the Princess Royal (Princess Anne). It had been announced in the 2004 New Year’s Honours List, by Queen Elizabeth II on 31 December 2003. In 1994 the Queen made Eric an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in her New Year’s Honours List for “contribution to British Life.” If honoured again, he would receive a knighthood. He would then be known as Sir Eric Clapton. Royal honours in the United Kingdom are made within Orders of Knighthood, such as the Order of the Garter and the Order of the Bath. Up until the 19th Century, appointment to orders of chivalry was restricted to the aristocracy and high-ranking military. In 1917, George V created the Order of the British Empire. He realized the nee
