The former head of a British bank that collapsed during the financial crisis, has offered to hand back his knighthood following a scathing parliamentary report.
Just like with MacGregor's fake knighthood in 1810, no-one questioned his absurd new title. To understand why, you have to remember when this story is set.
The Emperor shared in the general satisfaction, and presented the impostors with the riband of an order of knighthood, to be worn in their button-holes, and the title of " Gentlemen Weavers."
" No" . Cersei smiled, all for him. " And you are a man who would know true knighthood. I remember watching you joust in ... which tourney was it where you fought so brilliantly, ser" ?
" No. You look more like a knight than you do a holy man" . It was written in his chest and shoulders, and across that thick square jaw. " Why would you give up knighthood" ?
When at last the droning and mumbling was done, Tyrion took his farewell of the captain of Rob's Hammer. " Deliver my niece safely to Braavos, and there will be a knighthood waiting for you on your return, " he promised.