Wednesday, March 02, 2005

Sir Bill? Bill Gates Receives Honorary Knighthood From Queen at Palace
(Bloomberg) Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates today received an British honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for his charity's program to help improve health and reduce poverty in the developing world.

The honor, announced last year by the U.K. Foreign Office, is also in recognition of his work in enterprise, employment and education, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said today in an e- mailed release. Gates, who was accompanied by wife Melinda, was conferred the knighthood at a private ceremony at the palace.

"I am humbled and delighted," Gates, 49, said in the statement. "I'm particularly pleased that this honor helps recognize the real heroes our foundation supports to improve health in poor countries."
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Unfortuneately for Bill, a US citizen is not permitted to be addressed as "sir," but you weren't about to do that anyway, were you?

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