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News of the successful expedition reached Britain on the day of the coronation of [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]. The group was surprised by the international acclaim that they received upon arriving in [[Kathmandu]].<ref name="HighAdventure" />
Hillary and Hunt were [[knight]]ed by the young queen,<ref name=gazetteKnighthood>{{LondonGazette|issue=39886|startpage=3273|date=12 June 1953|accessdate=2008-01-11}}</ref> while Tenzing received either the [[British Empire Medal]],<ref name=pbsnova/> or the [[George Medal]] from the British Government for his efforts with the expedition.<ref name=NorgayODNB>{{cite web|first=Peter H.|last=Hansen|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/50064|title=‘Tenzing Norgay [Sherpa Tenzing] (1914–1986)’|format=(subscription required)|work=[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|year=2004|accessdate=2008-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Man of the mountains Tenzing dies|first=Paul|last=Vallely|work=[[The Times]]|date=10 May 1986}}</ref> It has been suggested that Indian prime minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] refused permission for Tenzing to be knighted.<ref name=NorgayODNB />. However as Tenzing was not a British subject he was ineligible to receive a knighthood, and as he was a Nepali Nehru had no jurisdiction to approve or deny a British honour.
===After Everest===
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