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Arise Sir Shimon: Peres receives honorary knighthood from Britain's Queen
By Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz correspondent
Tags: peres, britain, israel news

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II awarded President Shimon Peres honorary knighthood on Thursday in an official ceremony in Buckingham Palace in London.

Peres met the queen at the ceremony after which the two held a private meeting, where they reportedly discussed the Middle East in general, and Iran's nuclear program and abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit in particular.

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eres will not be able to use the title "sir," as he is not a British national.

Peres also met with Prince Charles on Thursday, and he asked for his help in securing access for the International Red Cross to kidnapped Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit, held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip for over two years.

The International Red Cross has not visited Gilad Shalit, and have not been allowed to make an assessment of his condition.

The president didn't come to Buckingham Palace empty-handed. He presented the Queen with a letter written by her father, the late King George the VI, in which he recognizes the independence of the State of Israel.

Peres will later meet with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, who returned Wednesday from a visit to Israel, Lebanon and Syria. Peres is also due to meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who will host a dinner in his honor.

The British Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommended Peres be awarded knighthood despite the queen's reluctance to grant such titles to foreign citizens.

Recent reports say Prince Charles refused to visit Israel because of the political situation in the region, leading to speculation that officials intend to knight Peres to soothe tensions.

Peres joins a long and distinguished list of international philanthropists and social figures given the title over the last few years, including Microsoft founder Bill Gates, U2 singer Bono, former French president Francois Mitterrand, former German chancellor Helmut Kohl and former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani
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  1.   DO YOU GET THE JOKE? 20:54  |  Ian 20/11/08
  2.   #1 Ian. The joke is on the taxpayers of both countries. 22:10  |  Maureen Ann 20/11/08
  3.   Shame on Peres 22:28  |  Philippe 20/11/08
  4.   What`s a British Knighthood worth? I will honor Peres 22:58  |  Andreas 20/11/08
  5.   The British had no right 23:04  |  Ismail 20/11/08
  6.   Philippe 23:16  |  The Teacher/Instruct 20/11/08
  7.   What An Insult! 00:07  |  Jeff Northridge 21/11/08
  8.   #5 ISMAIL ISRAEL AROSE DESPITE BRITAIN 01:18  |  Ian 21/11/08
  9.   Well, Peres is happy, the Queen is happy ... 02:40  |  Morris Valentine 21/11/08
  10.   50 Years Ago the UK gave Peres HEAVY WATER for DIMONA... 03:00  |  A Reminder 21/11/08
  11.   Teacher 03:33  |  Philippe 21/11/08
  12.   teacher 03:35  |  Philippe 21/11/08
  13.   Asking Charles to help Gilad Shalit 04:38  |  Free Gilad Shalit 21/11/08
  14.   #5 Time to learn the lessons of history 05:10  |  Jon 21/11/08
  15.   wow just like the beatles and rollin stones!! 05:24  |  but can he sing? 21/11/08
  16.   All Israelis should be honoured and the letter 06:01  |  Smadar 21/11/08
  17.   To Jon - to refresh your memory: 07:51  |  Paul 21/11/08
  18.   Sir Zero! 08:36  |  Mark 21/11/08
  19.   Unjustified title for Peres! 10:22  |  Clickfool 21/11/08
  20.   Will they give Manchester and Bradford to the Arabs too? 12:34  |  Harvey 21/11/08
  21.   Sir war criminal (Qana of Labanon) 12:37  |  Marwan 21/11/08
  22.   Kassams, Shmasams--Shimon Shmimon! 14:33  |  IW 21/11/08
  23.   What is your problem, people?? 16:14  |  Keren Brat 21/11/08
  24.   Mazal Tov Peres 17:07  |  Mike Gale 21/11/08
  25.   Thanks Morris Valentine #9 (cracking nuts) 17:10  |  S 21/11/08
  26.   MV #9... agree with you heartily... 18:36  |  Esther 21/11/08
  27.   As the old Joke goes "Ma Nish Tana, Ha Lai La Hazeh" 21:11  |  Jacob Blues 21/11/08
  28.   Peres` Record Has Been Very Poor 21:45  |  Tod Zuckerman 21/11/08
  29.   Clickfool 21:51  |  Philippe 21/11/08
  30.   I`m sure the victims of Qana won`t address him as `Sir` 22:47  |  Palestinian in UK 21/11/08
  31.   Peres is a great man. A noble winner and a great humanist. Sour 23:37  |  Jack 21/11/08
  32.   There is hope for Gerry Adams if Peres can get one. 23:50  |  Labhras 21/11/08
  33.   To S (#25) 04:00  |  Morris Valentine 22/11/08
  34.   For Morris Valentine #33 12:41  |  S 22/11/08
  35.   Shalom 01:36  |  rune 25/11/08
  36.   what a disgrace 15:14  |  rabble rouser 26/11/08
  37.   Shimon Peres honorary knighthood 14:27  |  Cahan Dova 16/08/09
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