The Lieutenant-Governor, His Excellency General Sir John McColl, will also become a Commander of the Order of St John.

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The Duke of Gloucester, who is the second in command of the Order of St John after the Queen, is to lead a ceremony to mark the occasion.

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On the island of Kos, there are the mighty towers of the Castle of the Knights of St John, the medieval order of holy crusaders who went to Jerusalem but never returned home.

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Exceptional is the fact that he has Knighthoods from two Popes: His Holiness the late Pope John Paul II honoured him as Knight of the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St Sylvester (KSS), and His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has further elevated him to Knight Commander of the said order (KCSS), in recognition of his pursuit of peace and culture amongst nations.

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