Seattle-based coffee chain Starbucks has seen expansion on a large scale in recent years, tripling from around seven thousand stores in 2003 to more than 21 thousand in 2014. As of May 2014, the United States, with 11,563 locations, had the largest number of Starbucks stores in the world by far.
Confidence votes 319K. According to several sources Sir Ian Mckellen was knighted in 1991 for services to the performing arts. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1979 and also a Companion of Honour at the 2008 awards.
| Published â Tuesday 28 October 2014. Saudi businessman Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel has been awarded an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth for his philanthropic activities and developing arts and culture in the United Kingdom, the British Embassy in Riyadh announced Monday.