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by **Antony** » Sun 25 Jan, 2004 10:24 pm

KBE stands for Knight Commander of the British Empire.

Britain will give an honorary knighthood to Microsoft Corp. co-founder and chairman Bill Gates in recognition of his contribution to enterprise in Britain, the government says. Because he is not a British citizen, he cannot use "Sir" in front of his name.

> Gates 'delighted' at knighthood, CNN report 26 Jan 2004.

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by **DJGM** » Mon 26 Jan, 2004 12:14 am

But, does he deserve this honour?

Discuss . . . !

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by **Antony** » Mon 26 Jan, 2004 12:20 am

DJGM wrote:But, does he deserve this honour?

According to CNN report,
A spokesman for Microsoft said that "Bill Gates is absolutely delighted to be awarded an honorary knighthood by the queen".

Well, a big company provides jobs and keeps economics going.

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by **Mandrake** » Mon 26 Jan, 2004 1:09 am

Not to mention all of the money Mr. Gates has generously donated to charity, one must respect him for that.

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by **Wellander** » Mon 26 Jan, 2004 1:40 am

Mandrake wrote:Not to mention all of the money Mr. Gates has generously donated to charity, one must respect him for that.

Hi,
Yes I agree strongly.

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