Former Mayor Mike Bloomberg can add one more title to his royal résumé — Honorary Knight of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
The honor was bestowed upon the three-term New York mayor during a private ceremony at the British Embassy in Washington, DC, on Wednesday.
Queen Elizabeth II, citing Bloomberg’s philanthropic work, announced the honor back in October. But the former mayor and British officials only got around to making it official this week.
British Conservative Party activists have been pushing Bloomberg to run for mayor of London, but in order to qualify, he would have had to apply for British residency.