Not knighthood, but we in Canada went through something similar not too long ago with Conrad Black, Jean Cretien, and Black receiving the "name, style and title

Not knighthood, but we in Canada went through something similar not too long ago with Conrad Black, Jean Cretien, and Black receiving the "name, style and title of Baron Black of Crossharbour" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_Black#Peerage_controversy_and_citizenship http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_Black#Peerage_controvers...). Cretiens move was legal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_v._Chr%C3%A9tien http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_v._Chr%C3%A9tien), but in the local media spun as very personal. C'est la vie.