Contemporary Britain still retains the royal system, and similarly, the award ceremony is still continued, in this way to maintain the relationship between the royal family and the elite in various fields.

Every year, the Prime Minister, the Cabinet, the Foreign Office and the government/government of the Commonwealth countries can submit a vetted list of honours, which will then be reviewed by the royal family for a second time, and finally decided by the queen, with the aim of rewarding those who have made important contributions to the United Kingdom.

Twice a year, the King's Birthday and New Year's Day are announced, and each of these ceremonies is a major celebration.

Among them, the different honorary titles represent different importances, and some of them even last for centuries, comparable to the current hereditary nobility.

The whole level of decoration is very complicated, and it can be divided into knightly and non-knightly decorations in the first place.

The non-knightly medal includes the Order of Merit, which was established in 1902 and does not have any title attached to it, but is recognized as the most prestigious medal that has not been abolished, and the Medal of Honor, which was established in 1917 and is slightly lower in rank, with only forty-seven people currently alive, including three actors, Maggie Smith, Judi Dench and Ian McLean.

On the whole, non-knightly medals are relatively rare and not widely known to the general public, but their preciousness and importance are not compromised.

The Order of the Order of Knighthood covers seven different ranks, from highest to lowest: the Order of the Garter, the Order of the Thistle, the Order of St. Patrick, the Order of Bath, the Order of St. Michael and St. George, the Royal Victoria, and the Order of the British Empire.

The oldest of these is the Order of the Garter, which was established in 1348 and currently has only 24 members alive, all of whom are awarded directly by the Queen without the advice or nomination of the Prime Minister. The main granters are members of the royal family, such as the Queen herself, such as Prince William, Prince Charles, and so on, and there have been two non-royal members in history, the two former prime ministers of the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher and John Major.

It is no exaggeration to say that the status of each of the Order of the Garter exceeds that of most hereditary nobles, and although the two cannot and need not be equated, the existence of the Order of the Garter itself is transcendent in terms of the meaning of glory and prestige.

The Order of the Thistle is Scotland's highest honour and is awarded to the monarch of another country, the Order of St. Patrick belongs to Ireland but was abolished in 1922, and the Order of the Bath is awarded to senior officers and senior civil servants.

The Order of St. Michael and St. George is mainly awarded to high-ranking government officials, but Angelina Jolie was once awarded this medal for her opposition to the British diplomatic citizen, but because she is not a British citizen, she cannot be knighted, but an honorary knight.

The Royal Victoria Medal is awarded to those who have served the monarch, and the Order of the British Empire, established in 1917, is one of the most recognizable, mainly for those who have made outstanding contributions to the arts, sciences, charity and public service, and is the most well-known place for actors, writers, artists and celebrities.

The above seven types of decorations are all the ranks of the British Knighthood, but they are very different from each other, and the meaning is completely different, and most of the famous decorations are the lowest level of the Order of the British Empire.

Celebrities who accept honors with high profile but are actually only awarded a small medal equivalent to the level of a secretary or clerk in the royal family, while some actors who seem to be low-key and calm receive a top-level honor comparable to the wartime Medal of Merit, these details are unknown to outsiders, but there are important differences for the royal family.

Although the Order of the British Empire is the lowest rank of all knightly orders, in fact, there are five subdivisions within the Order of the British Empire, and there are also differences in status and rank.

The first is the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit, which is dominated by military, political/political, royal, parliamentarians, and group chairmen, and no celebrity in the film and television art industry has won such a medal.

The second is the Order of the Commander, which is the highest medal that most entertainers can receive, don't underestimate it, it seems that this is just the second class of the Order of the British Empire, the fifth class of the Order of Knighthood, no big deal, but the fact is that as long as the person who awards the medal can be called "knight", the man is KBE, the woman is DBE, if it is a non-British nationality, it cannot be called knight, but is called an honorary knight.

This medal is basically the same status as the baron, in other words, it is basically the same as the title of the Hall family, the difference is that the Hall family is a hereditary baron, Arthur can inherit the title, and the knight commander medal cannot be hereditary.

In the entertainment industry, Ian McLean, Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Sean Connery, Kevin Spacey, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Daniel Day Lewis, and many more have all been awarded this medal. Therefore, they all need to add the word "knight" in front of their titles, which is a unique honor.

After that, none of the other recipients of the medal can be called "knight", because the rank has not yet been reached.

The third is the Commander Medal, which is one rank lower than the Commander Medal of the Knighthood, abbreviated as "CBE", Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kate Winslet, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and many more are all medals.

The fourth is the Order of Officials, which is also the area with the most celebrities, and countless familiar names are here, such as David Beckham, Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Anna Wintour, J.K. Rowling, etc., and Eddie Redmayne, who later won the Oscar.

The fifth is the Order of the Staff, which is the lowest rank of the awards, and the main awards are for actors, singers and artistic practitioners who have developed in the United Kingdom, and many actors in the West End of London have been awarded this medal, and the most famous of them is Adele and later Ed Sheeran in 2017

Adele was awarded the medal at the age of twenty-five with just two albums, and Ed Sheeran was awarded the Order of Merit at the age of twenty-seven.

Like Judy Dandy, Maggie Smith, Ian McKellen and other famous veterans from all over the world, they have all been awarded medals twice, the first level may be slightly lower, the second level is higher, Adele received the Order of Duty at the age of twenty-five, which is already a supreme honor, and the future can continue to look forward to.

Undoubtedly, the Royal Medal is the highest honor that ordinary citizens can earn, equivalent to the recognition of the state and society as a whole, and the annual award ceremony is highly regarded and reported early in the major news media, although there are many winners who refuse to be awarded.

In fact, it has been unfair to "honour" for a long time, and many legendary British actors have not been able to get recognition from the royal family in their lifetimes, such as "Professor Snape" Alan Rickman (Alan Rickman), who became known through the "Harry Potter" series, and "Voldemort" Ralph-Fiennes, they have not been able to receive the honor.

Relatively speaking, for some wealthy people, they only need to donate money to the party they support to be able to be nominated, and further to receive honorary titles, of course, their contribution to the social economy is also an important factor, but in any case, for many artists, these "medals" often have a copper smell.

Not only that, but in fact, the royal family itself is also selfish. In 2013, David Beckham, who had been awarded the Order of Merit a decade earlier, was nominated for the Order of Knighthood, which means that he can be called "knight", but the royal family thought the title was too high for Beckham and he needed to wait a little longer, so they gave it a veto.

This matter later developed into "Mailgate" in 2017, because he was rejected by the royal family many times, Beckham scolded his publicist and agent in the email, the words were very vulgar, and the overall gist was that he did so much charity work just to be called "Sizz", but he was not able to succeed, and all his efforts were thrown into the stinky ditch, for which he expressed strong dissatisfaction.

"Charity is for knighthoods", Beckham's public image took a serious hit.

Andy Murray, who won the men's singles title at the London Olympics the previous year, became the first homegrown player to win Wimbledon since 1936 at Wimbledon in 2013, and was also nominated for a knighthood, but the royal family also rejected the proposal and ultimately awarded Andy Murray the same rank as David Beckham.

Instead, the final knighthood was awarded...... Head of the royal gynaecologist who delivered the baby to Princess Kate.

Where there are people, there is right and wrong, and in the same way, medals of glory, fame, and interests inevitably become complicated, even for the nobles, or even more complicated.

Naturally, many people refused to accept the award, according to a list that came out in 2003, more than 300 people in Britain have refused to be awarded, and even refused to be awarded the title many times, including John Lennon, Alfred Hitchcock, David Bowie, etc.

It is precisely because of this that the queen does not want to be dumped in front of her, it would be too embarrassing. After the list is approved and before the official award, the royal family will send an official letter to the nominees asking if they are willing to accept the medal, and the final list released to the public is all those who are willing to accept the medal.

Now, Lan Li received the letter of inquiry, and then Lan Li received a blank postcard from Elizabeth.