Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
Newser - Current News - Breaking Stories

The Queen Giveth and... track this thread

Started by Imperator; Last updated by Imperator | View history

Rate it:
Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon | Edit thread | Notify editors | + Start a new thread
The Queen Giveth and...

...she taketh away those knighthoods when the recipients misbehave.

Stories

3 Stories

  • June 2008

    • Revulsed, Queen Voids Mugabe Knighthood

      Times (UK)  |  Jun 25, 08 1:21 PM CDT

      Revulsed, Queen Voids Mugabe Knighthood

      (Newser) - Queen Elizabeth II stripped Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe of his honorary knighthood today, calling the move “a mark of revulsion at the abuse of human rights and abject disregard for the democratic process in Zimbabwe over which President Mugabe has presided," the Times of London reports. A run-off presidential election is set for Friday amid international calls for postponement. More »

    • That's Sir Salman Rushdie

      Associated Press  |  Jun 25, 08 12:54 PM CDT

      That's Sir Salman Rushdie

      (Newser) - Queen Elizabeth officially knighted Salman Rushdie today, the AP reports, a year after the award was announced to widespread Muslim protest. “I have no regrets about any of my work,” said Rushdie, when asked about his novel The Satanic Verses, for which the Shah of Iran awarded him a “death sentence” and forced him into hiding. No cameras were allowed at the knighting, which the 61-year-old described as a “private moment.” More »

  • December 2007

    • Computer Pioneer Earns Knighthood

      BBC  |  Dec 29, 07 8:16 AM CST

      Computer Pioneer Earns Knighthood

      (Newser) - Computing pioneer Steve Furber, who helped design a home computer used to improve computer literacy in Britain, and one of the most-used microprocessors in history, has been made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, reports the BBC. Furber, a University of Manchester professor, currently is working to build an electronic device that mimics the human brain. More »

3 Stories

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives for the English Derby horse race meeting at Epsom race course, Epsom, England, Saturday June 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi)   (AP Photo)
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II walks in the procession of The Order of the Garter in Windsor, England, Monday, June 16, 2008. The annual Order of the Garter Service which takes place at Windsor Castle is...   (AP Photo)
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives by open carriage on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse meeting in Ascot, England, Tuesday June, 17, 2008. The annual Royal Ascot horse race meeting spread over...   (AP Photo)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
Investitures   (TheRoyalChannel (YouTube))

« Prev« Prev | Next »Next »

Related Threads

A Nuclear Iran  •  Africa  •  Hardware  •  Literature  •  Zimbabwe: Mugabe's Misery

Background

Order of the British Empire
Wikipedia

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are: * Knight Grand Cross (GBE) or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) * Knight...

» Read more about Order of the British Empire at Wikipedia

SPONSORED NEWS ARCHIVE

Queen Elizabeth gets green.(News from the world of Trees)(Queen Elizabeth II) (American Forests)

Queen Rania takes to Web to break stereotypes of Arabs.(Queen Rania Al Abdullah)(WORLD) (The Christian Science Monitor)

Tide's turning at Queen Mary site: new owners plan amusement park, hotel.(DEVELOPMENT)(Queen... (Los Angeles Business Journal)

Queen Elizabeth I: Looking at the Virgin Queen's Accomplishments 450 Years... (U.S. News & World Report)

FIT FOR A QUEEN QUEEN LATIFAH JOINS JENNY CRAIG ON A HEALTHY PATH.(LA.COM) (Daily News (Los Angeles, CA))

Marshall Cites Housing, Growth, Drop In Crime, Opening Of New Pool, Parks And... (The Culvert Chronicles)

Penguin receives knighthood in zoo ceremony! (The Hindustan Times)

Queen honors Rushdie with British knighthood (Deseret News (Salt Lake City))

Knighthood for Satanic Verses author Rushdie (Yorkshire Post)

Rushdie gains knighthood (Columbia Daily Tribune)