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Apple's VP of Industrial Design Jonathan Ive was knighted today by the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace.
Ive was dubbed a knight for his services to design and enterprise.
Ive – born in Chingford, Essex – was plucked out of a comparatively lowly job at Apple by Steve Jobs himself, who spotted Ives' potential when he returned to the tech biz in 1996. Ive went on to design the iMac, the iPhone and the iPad.
Buckingham Palace explained that while in past centuries knighthood used to be awarded solely for military merit, today it recognises significant contributions to national life.
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Re: so few republicans
Quite frankly I believe she could run the country infinitely better than any of the bunches of clowns we've 'elected' into power over the last decade or two.
Re: so few republicans
@SB - the Queen does a hell of a lot of work, she's what, 86 years old and still running around the world flying the flag for the UK? Most other public servants want to retire in their 50's and live the quiet life on taxpayer money.
She also brings in a lot of money, you want to impress the royal family of Saudi to sell some "top of the line" Tornadoes? Send in out royal family, much more impressive than sending in Hillary Clinton......
Want to clinch a major deal to bring in billions? Send in the royal family. Want to try for better relations with a major power like China? Invite them to stay at Buckingham Palace with a formal dinner presented by the Queen. It makes foreign dignitaries feel special, much more special than meeting an average run of the mill civil servant called Bob who is looking forward to his retirement in 2 years time and a weekend away in a caravan.
Heck, sending in the Queen is better than sending in the PM, anyone can meet the PM but the Queen....
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