Congratulations - you've been knighted!

Monday, 3 April 2017 at 00:00

Everyone on the Isle of Man has been given a knighthood by the abdicating King of Mann.

American Drew Howe - in one of his final acts as King - has announced he's drafted a document to make everybody ever born on the Island a baronet or baronetess, with the title Sir or Dame.

He says he's doing so under his 2007 claim to be the real monarch of the Island and says anyone living on the Island as of September 30 last year can now claim their new title.

Mr Howe announced he was giving up his claim to the throne earlier this year.

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