In 1992 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber was knighted by the Queen of England. Hence the "Sir".
Isaac Newton was knighted in April 1705 by Queen Anne
queen Victoria knighted J.J. Thompson
The Queen of England knighted Edmund Hillary in June 1953.
Edmund Hillary was knighted by the Queen in London 1953.
He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in 1988
Winston Spencer Churchill was knighted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on April 24th 1953 at Windsor Castle.
The queen was knighted during the ceremony.
Bob Geldof was knighted in 1986 by Queen Elizabeth II
he was knighted
He was knighted, probably because Queen Elizabeth 1, the queen of England, had a crush on Sir Walter Raleigh. (Or at the time Walter Raleigh!)