London mayor Sadiq Khan has been knighted by King Charles at Buckingham Palace.The mayor was awarded the knighthood in the King’s honours for political and public service.Sir Sadiq, 54, has been the capital’s mayor since he was first elected in 2016.The Labour politician was re-elected as mayor of the capital in both 2021 and 2024, making him the first London mayor to win a third term.He shook hands with the King after being knighted on Tuesday morning.He joined rugby league star Sir Billy Boston, author Dame Jacqueline Wilson, and entrepreneur Sir Loyd Grossman among those to be honoured at the palace.
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00:00It's a pinch me moment. It's just a huge honour to have his Manchester King bestowing me with this honour.
00:07My mum's here and she's been emotional since it was announced during the first and today's just a great day for the family really.
00:14Well, I've got the pleasure of working closely with the King. We were just comparing who's a bigger workaholic.
00:20He was very chuffed that he'd managed to personally give me this honour and he actually apologised for it taking so long, which is not a problem at all.
00:29Obviously from my background being the son of immigrants, my parents coming here from Pakistan, it's a big deal for us.
00:35But also it's a recognition of, I think, the way which public service can be recognised and I'm really grateful.
00:43There's lots of things we've done which we're really proud of, making sure every child who goes to a primary school in London gets a free school meal,
00:48cleaning up the air is really important, making sure that we invest in housing that people can afford, council housing,
00:56increasing the amount of cycle lanes, really important, freezing tube fares for five years, bus fares for six years.
01:03What I'm really proud is the chance to work with Londoners, like his majesty.
01:10Will you join me?
01:13I'll see you next time.
01:15I'll see you next time.
01:18Thanks.
01:20It's 5 years.
01:23It's a good time.
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