Tearful Lewis won the seventh title in Turkey last weekend — and was immediately congratulated by the Queen via the Royal Family’s Twitter account.
The 35-year-old racer, worth an estimated £250million and resident in tax haven Monaco, will be given his gong in the New Year after his finances got the green light from the Government’s Honours Committee.
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Despite his Monaco base, he is one of the top 5,000 tax-payers in the UK.
Lewis Hamilton took advantage of rules — totally legally — to save £3.3million tax by registering a £16.5million private jet on the Isle of Man.
He is the latest young sports hero to be knighted recently — following Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah, tennis ace Andy Murray and ex-England cricket captain Alastair Cook.
