![Inventor Sir James Dyson, joined by wife Deirdre, with his knighthood that he received at today's Investiture at Buckingham Palace, London Stock Photo - Alamy Inventor Sir James Dyson, joined by wife Deirdre, with his knighthood that he received at today's Investiture at Buckingham Palace, London Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/GA2E0H/inventor-sir-james-dyson-joined-by-wife-deirdre-with-his-knighthood-GA2E0H.jpg)
Inventor Sir James Dyson, joined by wife Deirdre, with his knighthood that he received at today's Investiture at Buckingham Palace, London Stock Photo - Alamy
![I was so poor I owned just one pair of shoes – that didn't stop me bagging my billions, says Sir James Dyson I was so poor I owned just one pair of shoes – that didn't stop me bagging my billions, says Sir James Dyson](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1ce2063a-b010-47c8-b2d7-7cb8e6a7209c.jpg)
I was so poor I owned just one pair of shoes – that didn't stop me bagging my billions, says Sir James Dyson
![The Royal Family on Twitter: "Her Majesty invests Sir James Dyson, Professor Dame Ann Dowling and The Lord Darzi of Denham with the Order of Merit https://t.co/IYVav8ecZ6" / Twitter The Royal Family on Twitter: "Her Majesty invests Sir James Dyson, Professor Dame Ann Dowling and The Lord Darzi of Denham with the Order of Merit https://t.co/IYVav8ecZ6" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnuxGDBWcAERxUq.jpg)
The Royal Family on Twitter: "Her Majesty invests Sir James Dyson, Professor Dame Ann Dowling and The Lord Darzi of Denham with the Order of Merit https://t.co/IYVav8ecZ6" / Twitter
![James Dyson issues £50,000 lawsuit against his former PA for 'spying' while working at his mansion | Daily Mail Online James Dyson issues £50,000 lawsuit against his former PA for 'spying' while working at his mansion | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/05/03/11/13044706-0-image-a-6_1556879223523.jpg)
James Dyson issues £50,000 lawsuit against his former PA for 'spying' while working at his mansion | Daily Mail Online
![Billionaire inventor Sir James Dyson buys Singapore's priciest flat for £44m | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard Billionaire inventor Sir James Dyson buys Singapore's priciest flat for £44m | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard](https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2019/07/10/10/5dysoncomposite1007a.jpg?width=1200&width=1200&auto=webp&quality=75)