Ricky Gervais tells Royal Family 'you can shove the knighthood' in furious post
dailystar.co.ukFacebook post. The 59-year-old confused fans with the swipe that landed on the very same day that the New Year's Honours list had been announced – with his name not featuring on the shortlist.His blunt quip suggested that he would never receive an official honour, explaining that he was from a very humble working-class background and therefore wouldn't want one any way.The national treasure is now reportedly worth more than £95million due to a number of successes with TV hits such as The Office, Derek and Netflix extravaganza After Life.In his social media rant, the TV legend suggested that he now had enough money to not even want a knighthood.His post read: "Dear The Royal Family, I am the son of an immigrant labourer who didn't have a pot.
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