Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:55am on 24 Apr 2024,Wednesday India Global
In a royal ceremony, King Charles III named Lord Ajay Kumar Kakkar and Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber as Knight Companions of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. Lord Kakkar, 59, a British Indian medic, was honored for his contributions to medicine, focusing on thromboembolic disease and cancer-associated thrombosis. The monarch, undergoing cancer treatment, increased the number of royal companions to 21 out of a maximum of 24. Buckingham Palace highlighted Lord Kakkar's medical career, including studies at King’s College London and Imperial College London.
