This is not a drill.
The former U.S. Senator from Indiana will be named a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in a ceremony tomorrow at the British Embassy in D.C.
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Lugar will be knighted at the British Embassy in DC by Sir Peter Westmacott, British Ambassador to the U.S.
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) April 15, 2013
Since he’s not a British citizen, he can’t technically be Sir Richard. But he might not mind it if you call him that.
Will the newly-knighted Lugar invite superfan José Canseco to a celebratory luncheon?
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