Edmund Hillary was kighted in London UK during the Queens coronation.
On 6 June 1953 Hillary was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire and received the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal the same year and on 6 February 1987 was the fourth appointee to the Order of New Zealand.
The Queen of England knighted Edmund Hillary in June 1953.
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Yes. His name did not change. The only difference before and after climbing the mountain is that he received a knighthood which entitled him to use the title "Sir" before his name.
Edmund Hillary's birth name is Edmund Percival Hillary.
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On 6 June 1953 Hillary was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire and received the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal the same year and on 6 February 1987 was the fourth appointee to the Order of New Zealand.
Percival Hillary was Edmund Hillary's father.
Edmund Percival Hillary
Edmund Hillary was from Auckland in New Zealand.
The country Edmund Hillary was from is New Zealand.
Edmund's parents were Percival Augustus Hillary and Gertrude Hillary, née Clark.
Edmund Hillary was raised by his parents Percival Augustus Hillary and Gertrude Hillary, née Clark.
Sir Edmund Hillary is famous world wide
Edmund hillary died in 2008 of heart falire