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As someone with a legitimate title, I am not happy with those who falsify theirs.
Take for example, the Malaysian politician who announced in a recent press release that he had been awarded the KGC by the Queen. Accompanying the release was a photograph of the investiture ceremony showing Her Majesty pinning the jewel to a bright red collar.
Unfortunately, it was spotted by those in the know that the collar worn by the gentleman was not the pure gold collar of the British Empire and that, in any event, the knighthood investitures for the 2010 birthday honours have not yet taken place.
It turns out that folk in Malaysia are very impressed by people who have titles and the politician concerned decided he’d up his popularity ratings by doctoring a photo of the Queen investing someone else and then announcing his new knighthood in recognition of his charity work. Now, for all his trouble, he faces expulsion from his party and, possibly, his job.
Silly man. If only he’d bought a little plot of land in the Scottish Highlands, he could have become a legitimate Laird. Thus, I am honoured to be the Laird of Glencairn thanks to a Christmas present from my sons and have a certificate to prove it!
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As someone with a legitimate title, I am not happy with those who falsify theirs.
Take for example, the Malaysian politician who announced in a recent press release that he had been awarded the KGC by the Queen. Accompanying the release was a photograph of the investiture ceremony showing Her Majesty pinning the jewel to a bright red collar.
Unfortunately, it was spotted by those in the know that the collar worn by the gentleman was not the pure gold collar of the British Empire and that, in any event, the knighthood investitures for the 2010 birthday honours have not yet taken place.
It turns out that folk in Malaysia are very impressed by people who have titles and the politician concerned decided he’d up his popularity ratings by doctoring a photo of the Queen investing someone else and then announcing his new knighthood in recognition of his charity work. Now, for all his trouble, he faces expulsion from his party and, possibly, his job.
Silly man. If only he’d bought a little plot of land in the Scottish Highlands, he could have become a legitimate Laird. Thus, I am honoured to be the Laird of Glencairn thanks to a Christmas present from my sons and have a certificate to prove it!
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