Microsoft's Gates is knighted:[World News]: LONDON, March 2 : Besides being the world's richest man, Microsoft's Bill Gates Wednesday added another title to his name when he was knighted by British Queen Elizabeth II.As a U.S. citizen, the 48-year-old Gates may not use the title "Sir," but can put the letters KBE (Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire) after his name, the BBC reported.Gates said he considers it a great honor to be recognized for his business skills and for his work in poverty reduction, the BBC said.After a private audience with the Queen, Gates said the British monarch discussed computers with him.Gates was joined at Buckingham Palace by wife Melinda.The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is currently working on a global health program in the developing world.- -- Copyright 2005 by United Press International.http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20050302/i/r3468163130.jpgIn this thread, we shall openly speculate what Her Majesty had to say to Ol' Doofus Moneybags.― Kingfish MuffMiner 2049er (Kingfish), Thursday, 3 March 2005 07:33 (twenty-one years ago)
[World News]: LONDON, March 2 : Besides being the world's richest man, Microsoft's Bill Gates Wednesday added another title to his name when he was knighted by British Queen Elizabeth II.
As a U.S. citizen, the 48-year-old Gates may not use the title "Sir," but can put the letters KBE (Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire) after his name, the BBC reported.
Gates said he considers it a great honor to be recognized for his business skills and for his work in poverty reduction, the BBC said.
After a private audience with the Queen, Gates said the British monarch discussed computers with him.
Gates was joined at Buckingham Palace by wife Melinda.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is currently working on a global health program in the developing world.
- -- Copyright 2005 by United Press International.
http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20050302/i/r3468163130.jpgIn this thread, we shall openly speculate what Her Majesty had to say to Ol' Doofus Moneybags.― Kingfish MuffMiner 2049er (Kingfish), Thursday, 3 March 2005 07:33 (twenty-one years ago)
http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20050302/i/r3468163130.jpg
In this thread, we shall openly speculate what Her Majesty had to say to Ol' Doofus Moneybags.
― Kingfish MuffMiner 2049er (Kingfish), Thursday, 3 March 2005 07:33 (twenty-one years ago)
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Talk about a contrast of two different eras.
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― Ste (Fuzzy), Thursday, 3 March 2005 09:38 (twenty-one years ago)
i love the queens insane granny fashion sense
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