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September 11th, 2008

Queen to visit Google UK

Posted by Richard Koman @ September 11, 2008 @ 12:16 PM

Categories: Google, International

Tags: Google Inc., Visit, Queen, E-mail, Team Management, Productivity, Online Communications, Management, Richard Koman

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will pop over to Google’s UK headquarters to meet the YouTube team that created the site’s Royal Channel, according to a The Guardian.

The Queen herself initiated the visit. No word on whether Sergey and Larry will be there. It is said that the Queen got a computer in 2006 and now emails with her grandchildren.

“During her reign the Queen has always kept up to date with the latest technology,” said a Buckingham Palace spokesman. “The visit to Google is another example and shows how willing she is to embrace new technology and change.”

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... knighthoods can only be given to British or Commonwealth citizens and, AFAIK, Larry and Sergey are Yanks.

Still, they could be awarded some form of recognition as does happen from time to time. Bill Gates received an honourary knighthood in 2005... (Read the rest)
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