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Ralph Lauren to become first American designer to be knighted by the Queen

US fashion mogul Ralph Lauren is set to become the first American designer to receive a knighthood from the Queen in a ceremony next year. The 79-year-old designer will be made an Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) and will become one of only a select few Americans to have received the honour....

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YNAP CEO Federico Marchetti award Italian Knighthood

CEO of Yoox Net-a-Porter Group, Federico Marchetti, has been award knighthood in Italy. Known as the Ordine al Merito del Lavoro (Order of "Merit for Labour") the decoration was first introduced by King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy in 1901. The decoration is currently bestowed by the President of the Italian Republic, who appoints 25 new...