Tony Duggan ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>...Yehudi Menhuin was given a Knighthood in the 1970s and so became Sir
>Yehudi, but in the 1980s was *also* given a Life Peerage and so became
>Lord Menuhin of ......  (whichever town he chose.)

Stoke d'Abernon? Wasn't there a span of years between Menuhin's knighthood
and his taking British citizenship, which is when he became Sir Yehudi?
Ronald Reagan has a knighthood (honestly!) but cannot call himself Sir
Ronald because he is not a British citizen.

(BTW I'm so late catcing up with these messages because - as Tony knows -
I was in the UK for 3 weeks and only returned a couple of days ago)

Ah, and I see that you do indeed mention this topic below. Blame the
jet-lag...

Deryk Barker
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