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Originally Posted by Mike Harte
What do you mean by this? Honours in the UK are decided by a committee that meets in Downing Street, and most are politically based.
For example, Jackie Stewart's knighthood was granted because of his charity work and work to bring about racing safety as much as it was for his racing exploits.
The Queen's only real involvement in the granting of honours is in the choice of certain people to join certain Orders, which are always limited in the numbers that can be appointed.
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My fault. I assumed it was mainly the royal family deciding that stuff.
But I have been wondering lately, do people still look up to the royal family?