Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen launches a bid to get on the New Year Honours List

Presenter Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, best known for BBC’s Changing Rooms, reckons it’s high time he was given an honour.

Despite having no indication this is the case, he hopes his double-barrelled moniker might help.

‘I’m sure King Charles is really bored of having to knight people without full names,’ the 58-year-old TV personality told The Daily Mail’s Richard Eden at a party in London’s West End.

‘So I think Sir Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen,’ he mused. 

‘Duke might work, but I’ll certainly settle with Sir. Lord Llewelyn-Bowen? I’m not sure about that — too many L’s.’

Laurence has a connection for the royals, previously designing floors for Buckingham Palace – which Prince Philip made very clear he ‘hated’.

Speaking last year, Laurence shared his beliefs that King Charles also won’t hold back from speaking his mind.

Speaking at the launch party for his new book More, More, More, the Changing Rooms star detailed the King’s ‘strength of opinion.’

Laurence, who has met the new King many times, said: ‘People who know him very well say he won’t stop airing his views, not if he’s got a real strength of opinion.’

‘This is someone who President Trump refused to be left in a room with, because he knew Prince Charles would tell him off.

‘He knew he’d do that whole finger-wagging thing about Trump’s eco-credentials.’

Laurence’s bid for a knighthood comes after it was claimed Changing Rooms is being axed by Channel 4 after just two rebooted series amid declining ratings.

The home decorations show returned for two series last year after its resounding success on the BBC in the 90s.

Could it be? ‘I’m sure King Charles is really bored of having to knight people without full names,’ the 58-year-old TV personality told The Daily Mail’s Richard Eden 

However, it failed to impress television bosses when the hoped for number of viewers failed to tune in. 

A TV source told The Sun: ‘Changing Rooms has been axed by Channel 4 and won’t be back for a third series.

‘It is a blow for everyone who worked on the reboot. A lot of passion went into making the first two series but it wasn’t to be.

‘The ratings were mediocre and while the show was fun and upbeat, it didn’t seem to capture the public in the way it used to.

A spokesperson for Channel 4 told MailOnline: ‘Laurence will be back later this year in Outrageous Homes with Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, so he won’t be off our screens for long! 

‘We are extremely proud of our reboot of Changing Rooms and would like to thank everyone involved with the series.’

The first episode of the reboot series pulled in just 1.3million viewers – down from 11million in its heyday. 

The show regularly drew in audiences of 11 million and hit a ratings high in December 1999, when it attracted almost 12 million viewers.

The show returned to screens last summer, with Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen fronting the show alongside Anna Richardson.

Notably, original host Carol Smilie wasn’t asked back – and even took to social media to like a series of fans’ tweets lamenting her absence from the reboot.  

Make-under? Laurence’s bid for a knighthood comes after it was claimed Changing Rooms is being axed by Channel 4 after just two rebooted series amid declining ratings (presenters Laurence and Anna Richardson pictured)