tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post3316561352533698991..comments2024-03-28T07:36:37.715+00:00Comments on Lord Belmont in Northern Ireland: Honours SpeculationTimothy Belmonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-87837021356417784682012-08-06T23:15:48.830+01:002012-08-06T23:15:48.830+01:00A nonsense to meaninglessly promote Olympic mesali...A nonsense to meaninglessly promote Olympic mesalists to honours. Their medal is their reward, and should be sufficient. Sportsmen and women, especially when they are professional athlestes merely feathering their own nest. <br /><br />W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-88015334754805233562012-08-06T12:46:07.824+01:002012-08-06T12:46:07.824+01:00Anon, Most kind of you to suggest such an advancem...Anon, Most kind of you to suggest such an advancement.<br /><br />An annuity or great country house, such as that accorded to the 1st Duke of Marlborough, would be greatly appreciated by a grateful Nation.<br /><br />;-)Timothy Belmonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-12751538077645737132012-08-06T12:33:53.298+01:002012-08-06T12:33:53.298+01:00I was thinking that Andy Murray would have been aw...I was thinking that Andy Murray would have been awarded a high honour for a Wimbledon singles win but possibly a slightly lower one for his Olympic singles win.Gavin Bamfordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-60748051924504992382012-08-06T12:03:19.189+01:002012-08-06T12:03:19.189+01:00The flurry of Olympics-related honours we can conf...The flurry of Olympics-related honours we can confidently expect does however reduce the likelihood of your Lordship being advanced to an Earl or perhaps even a Duke. In time, though, it must surely happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com