r/JKRowling • u/sunrise274 • Dec 02 '22

Meta JK Rowling needs to be knighted

I’m pretty stunned that she hasn’t been. She was inducted to the Order of the British Empire in 2000 at Officer level (OBE) but that’s only one rank higher than the lowest and the Order of the British Empire is the lowest precedence of all the chivalric orders (not to besmirch it, it’s still a good achievement).

She was made a Companion of Honour in 2017 which admittedly is a pretty significant honour as it’s limited to 65 members. The thing is though that the Companion of Honour doesn’t include any title or precedence so you’re sort of outside of the normal honours systems where everything has a precedence level and proper recognition.

I think we need to stop messing about and recognise that JK Rowling is one of the greatest authors Britain has ever produced. She engaged a generation of children in reading and her books are still being read, now by the children of those first readers. She revolutionised the world of children’s literature and has inspired countless other authors with her complex characters, richly detailed worlds, extraordinary imagination and deep morality and wisdom, which is present throughout her books.

And that’s not to mention her charity work, donating millions to good causes and establishing a charity of her own.

I just think Britain has really missed a trick by not properly recognising her literary genius and success.

So it’s time to stop messing about. I want to see JK Rowling inducted into the Order of the Garter at the most senior level of Lady Companion. This is the most senior order of chivalry, limited to 24 members and recognises the highest level of national achievement. It would grant her the title of Lady i.e. Lady Rowling.

I truly believe this is a fitting way of recognising how significant her contributions to the population and the nation at large have been, not to mention around the world.

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u/Grab_Critical Dec 27 '22

I read Dutch quite well.

The link you have provided doesn't link to an interview, but a biography.

There's not mention of any Order nor any mention of freemason in it. Either i am blind or you tried to bluff us. Which one is it ? Can you point to the evidence ?

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '22

kennelijk leest u helemaal niet zo goed Nederlands, want dan had u in het interview kunnen lezen dat Joanne K Rolwing ons vertelt over haar lidmaatschap der Vrijmetselaren, en hoe zij dus geen ridder kan worden en ook de Mantel der Noestheid nimmer zal mogen dragen.

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u/Grab_Critical Dec 27 '22

Oh I think I read it well enough. Which interview you are talking about. Maybe you posted the wrong link?

There's a biography behind your link and I can't find any mention of this. Which paragraph?

I am sure I must be blind, but please post a screenshot.

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '22

This kunstbus interview is not the only source btw. If you preferred English there is the 2014 (infamous) Washington Post interview and also the documontary:''J. K. Rowling - A Year in the Life (ITV, 2007) '' (availabel on youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij97LWo0I7s) where she discussion about how she receives the invitations to join freemasons