Buckingham Palace honors Patrick Stewart as Knight

Patrick-StewartSir Patrick Stewart has taken the opportunity to pay a heartfelt tribute to his former teacher. He has done this while he received the 'knight' honor by the Queen at Buckingham Palace. The legendary actor has said his English teacher has been his first inspiration to perform.

He has said that there are many people who had influenced him a lot in his life. But his teacher is one of them without him he would not have been in this position. This classical actor is famous for his roles in star Trek He was freshly seen on the London stage appearing next to fellow actor knight Sir Ian McKellen in Waiting for Go dot.

Sir Patrick said his knighthood that has been announced in the New Year Honors List is "an unlooked-for honor". As he had grown up in childhood, building an interest for the theatre and Shakespeare, his icons were Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir John Gielgud.

The knights of the theatre represented to him not only the high point of the profession but the respect in which the occupation was held.