Sir Sadiq Khan said the King apologised to him for “taking so long” to knight him. The Mayor of London received his knighthood for political and public service at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, despite a huge petition with 220,000 signatures against it and criticism from Conservative politicians.
Sir Sadiq said: “I have got the pleasure of working closely with the King. We were just comparing who’s a bigger workaholic. He was very chuffed that he managed to personally give me this honour and he actually apologised for it taking so long – which is not a problem at all.”
