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    Alexander McCall Smith: Precious Ramotswe would be happy about my knighthood

    by Lucinda Cameron Jul 02, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    Author Sir Alexander McCall Smith has said his knighthood is a “wonderful thing” and that his famous fictional detective Mma Precious Ramotswe would be “very happy” for him after being honoured by the King.

    The writer was knighted for services to literature, academia and charity at an investiture ceremony at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh on Tuesday.

    Sir Alexander is the creator of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and he has written and contributed to more

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