HL Deb 06 May 2003 vol 647 c138WA
Lord Palmer

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the procedure for withdrawing an honorary knighthood from a foreign national. [HL2540]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Amos)

The Queen would be asked to approve withdrawing an honorary knighthood which she had previously conferred on a foreign national only on the specific recommendation of the Foreign Secretary.