King Charles III Cancels Jeffrey Donaldson Knighthood After 18 Sex Abuse Convictions
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 23
King Charles III Cancels Jeffrey Donaldson Knighthood After 18 Sex Abuse Convictions
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 23
Summary
A Gazette notice published Thursday said Charles III ordered the annulment of Jeffrey Donaldson’s 2016 knighthood, formalizing the loss of the honor.
Donaldson, the former DUP leader and MP from 1997 to 2024, was convicted in June on 18 sex abuse counts, including one rape count involving two women abused as children.
The move followed Donaldson’s request after his conviction to be removed from the Privy Council and to forfeit his knighthood.
Earlier in July, he was stripped of Privy Council membership, extending the fallout from one of Northern Ireland politics’ most serious criminal cases.