Knightly Accolade

In 1979 John Noble suddenly received a letter from His Highness Aleksei Nicholaevich Romanoff. The writing requested John Noble's approval for being initiated into the fraternity Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem / Knights of Malta. Romanoff had learned about the story of John Noble. John's unselfish, life threatening rescue mission shortly before his release in Potma should receive its late recognition. On the 2nd of November 1979 John Noble received a knighthood from Prince de Boure in the presence of 400 fraternity members.