Huh? These celebs have royal titles

Then you are already world famous, so rich that you don't know what to do with your money out of craziness, and then you also get a royal title. It happens. Every year, Queen Elizabeth pulls out her phone book to see which celeb could still use a bit of royalty.

The titles differ by the way, leave it to the royals to make it complicated. For example, you have Knight or Dame Grand Cross, there are also a couple of commanders and officers around, and otherwise, you are a member. I mean: member of the royal house doesn't sound bad, does it? In any case, you can at least write the title ‘Sir’ or ‘Dame’ before your name. Who received that honor? Let's list a few.

1. David Beckham
Footballer Beckham, who is now so much more than a footballer, is in daily life: Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Queen Elizabeth gave him this title back in 2003 for his good deeds for Unicef. Fun fact: Victoria Beckham received the same title for her contribution to the fashion world.

2. Angelina Jolie
Jolie received the title Honorary Dame not for her impressive career, but for her commitment to stopping sexual violence in war zones. Angelina went on more than 40 missions for this and received the honor in 2014 from Queen Elizabeth herself.

3. Adele
Look, I don't find this strange. If you have such a golden voice, you just deserve a title. As far as I'm concerned, Adele honestly sang that title together. She received the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 2013 from Prince Charles.

4. Idris Elba
The actor has the same title as Beckham, officer Elba indeed, only he received it for his impressive contribution to the world of drama. We are still waiting for him to finally take on that 007 role.

5. Ralph Lauren
If you dress pretty much the whole world, then you get a title. Ralph Lauren received the honor from Prince Charles at a private ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

6. Kate Winslet
In this case, since 2012, she is actually Commander of the Order of the British Empire Winslet. The actress has seven nominations for the Academy Awards to her name, so it's anything but surprising that she was noticed by the royal family. What do you expect, with Titanic on your CV.

Others who can also flash a title? Elton John (of course), Ed Sheeran, Keira Knightley (it's already in the name), Catherine Zeta-Jones, Twiggy, Elizabeth Taylor, Eddie Redmayne, Julie Andrews, Bono, J.K. Rowling, Bill Gates, and many-many-many more celebs. One I also find noteworthy is former President of America George H.W. Bush. He was knighted in 1993. The funny thing is that Prince Charles has awarded the titles in almost all cases in recent years. And we just think he has a boring job to do.

Source: harpersbazaar.com