Why Both Keith Richards And Queen Elizabeth Objected To Mick Jagger's Knighthood

May 2024 · 1 minute read

As for Keith Richards, his objection goes back several years — to 1967 when his home was raided by police and he and Jagger were arrested on drug-related charges. Jagger was sentenced to three months for possession of amphetamines and Richards was slapped with one year in jail for allowing marijuana to be smoked in his home, reports the BBC. While the sentences were repealed, Richards never forgot what happened, and he revealed his true feelings about the matter when Jagger was nominated for the distinction.

According to the BBC, Richards told Uncut magazine that receiving knighthood "sent out the wrong message," adding that it's not what the Stones is about. "I thought it was ludicrous to take one of those gongs from the establishment when they did their very best to throw us in jail," he says. Richards also allegedly thought that the Rolling Stones and the monarchy shouldn't be associated with each other, per Express.

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