{"id":116541,"date":"2024-06-06T11:00:04","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T18:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=116541"},"modified":"2024-06-06T08:56:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T15:56:10","slug":"walt-disneys-ceo-bob-iger-was-knighted-by-prince-william-after-prince-harry-asked-him-for-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/walt-disneys-ceo-bob-iger-was-knighted-by-prince-william-after-prince-harry-asked-him-for-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Walt Disney&#8217;s CEO, Bob Iger, was knighted by Prince William after Prince Harry asked him for work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Walt Disney&#8217;s CEO was knighted by Prince William in a ceremony at Windsor Castle on Monday.<\/strong> This honor marks yet another nod to UK-US diplomatic relations and it&#8217;s one of <strong>Queen Elizabeth<\/strong> II\u2019s final knighthoods before her passing in September 2022. The event celebrated Bob Iger&#8217;s efforts in fostering the ties between both countries.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wdwmagic\/status\/1798144828569501923\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Disney CEO Bob Iger Presented With Honorary Knighthood by Prince William at Windsor Castle <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/egXkj2JYPW\">https:\/\/t.co\/egXkj2JYPW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wg0hikgYa7\">pic.twitter.com\/Wg0hikgYa7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WDWMAGIC.COM (@wdwmagic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wdwmagic\/status\/1798144828569501923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The CEO was given the honorary title <strong>Knight of the Order of the British Empire<\/strong> (K.B.E.). He shared his gratitude on social media, saying:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>&#8220;It is one of the great honors of my life to have the honorary Knight of the British Empire conferred on me by Queen Elizabeth II before she passed. I have great affection for the people of the UK &amp; have always appreciated and been inspired by their extraordinary contributions.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-116548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bob-iger-and-Prince-harry.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bob-iger-and-Prince-harry.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bob-iger-and-Prince-harry-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bob-iger-and-Prince-harry-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bob-iger-and-Prince-harry-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This acknowledgment comes after Prince Harry met the Disney boss and tried to get his wife, Meghan Markle, a job with him. It all went down in 2019 during the premiere of The Lion King, where Prince Harry was overhead telling the CEO that <strong>Meghan Markle<\/strong> did voiceovers and that &#8220;<em><strong>she&#8217;s really interested.<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; Iger responded with &#8220;<em><strong>Sure, we&#8217;d love to try<\/strong><\/em>,&#8221; but so far there haven&#8217;t been any collaborations between Walt Disney and the Dutchess of Sussex.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walt Disney&#8217;s CEO was knighted by Prince William in a ceremony at Windsor Castle on Monday. This honor marks yet another nod to UK-US diplomatic relations and it&#8217;s one of Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s final knighthoods before her passing in September 2022. The event celebrated Bob Iger&#8217;s efforts in fostering the ties between both countries. 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