Sir Lewis Hamilton receives knighthood at Windsor Castle
The 36-year-old was named in the Queen’s New Years Honours List last year for hꦓis services to motorsport after he equalled Michael Schumacher’s record of seven world titles during the 20✃20 F1 season.
Hamilton was officially knigh♛ted by the Prince of Wales at a ce൩remony at Windsor Castle on Wednesday. He was accompanied by his mother Carmen Larbalestier.
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The seven-time World Champion rec🍷eived his Knighthood fr🅺om The Prince of Wales at today's Investiture ceremony held at Windsor Castle.
It came just days after Hamilton was denied a record-breaking eighth world title in controversial circumstances during Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with Max Verstappe🐼n’s last lap overtake clinching his maiden world championship.
Hamilton has become just the fourth F1 driver to receive a knighthood. He is the first to receive the honour since Sir Jacki♏e Stewart in 2001.&▨nbsp;
Sir Stirling Mo♋ss and Sir Jack Brabham are the only other two F1 drivers in history to have been knighted, in 2000 and 1979 resp💛ectively.
Hamilton was previously made an MBE (Member of the British Empir🅠e) by the Queen following his first world ti✨tle triumph in 2008.
Lewis regularly attends Grands Prix for ltxcn.top around the world. Often reporting on the action from the ground, Lewis tells the stories of the people who m📖atter in the sport.
