The presenter Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, best known for The BBC’s dressing rooms, thinks it is time he got an honour.
Although he has no indication that this is the case, he hopes that his double barrel name can help.
“I’m sure King Charles is tired of knighting people without full names,” TV personality Richard Eden (58) told The Daily Mail at a party in London’s West End.
“I think so, Sir Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen,” he mused.
“Duke might work, but I’ll definitely take care of Mister. Lord Llewelyn Bowen? I’m not sure – too many L’s.’
Make him a gentleman! Presenter Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, best known for BBC’s Dressing Rooms, thinks it’s time for an award
Laurence has ties to the royal family and used to be a designer Floors of Buckingham Palace – who made it very clear to Prince Philip that he “hated” him.
During his speech last year, Laurence shared his belief that King Charles would not hesitate to speak his mind either.
At the launch party for his new book More, More, More, the dressing room star described the king’s “strength of mind”.
Laurence, who has met the new king many times, said: “People who know him very well say he will not stop speaking his mind, not if he has a strong opinion.”
This is someone President Trump refused to room with because he knew Prince Charles would scold him.
“He knew he was going to do this whole finger-wagging thing because of Trump’s eco credentials.”
Laurence’s bid for a knighthood comes after claims Channel 4 dressing rooms are being scrapped after just two recasts amid falling ratings.
The Home Decor Show returned for two series last year after its runaway success on the BBC in the 1990s.
Could it be? “I’m sure King Charles is really fed up with having to knight people without full names,” TV personality Richard Eden (58) told The Daily Mail.
However, it failed to impress TV executives when the hoped-for viewership failed to take off.
A TV source told The Sun: “Changing Rooms has been axed from Channel 4 and will not be returning for a third series.
“It’s a blow to everyone who worked on the restart. A lot of passion went into the development of the first two series, but it was not to be.
“The ratings were so-so and while the show was fun and upbeat, it didn’t seem to engage audiences the way it used to.
A Channel 4 spokesperson told MailOnline: “Laurence will be back in Outrageous Homes with Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen later this year, so he won’t be off our screens for long!
“We are very proud of our dressing room restart and would like to thank everyone who was involved in the series.”
The first episode of the reboot series attracted just 1.3 million viewers – down from 11 million in its heyday.
The show regularly drew 11 million viewers, and in December 1999 it was highly rated by almost 12 million viewers.
The show returned to screens last summer with Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen presenting alongside Anna Richardson.
Notably, original host Carol Smilie was not reclaimed – she even took to social media to like a series of fan tweets complaining about her absence from the reboot.
make-under? Laurence’s bid for a knighthood comes after claims Channel 4 dressing rooms are being scrapped after just two reboots amid falling ratings (presenters Laurence and Anna Richardson pictured).
Source: Daily Mail
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