Complex sentence: In the 2001 New Year Honours he was appointed a Knight Bachelor "for services to Rowing" which he received from Queen Elizabeth II on 1 May 2001 in Buckingham Palace.
Split into simpler sentences: In the 2001 New Year Honours, it was announced that he would be made a Knight Bachelor "for services to Rowing". He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II on 1 May 2001 in Buckingham Palace.