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[Doodle] Queen visits Google today

hebbet [PersonRank 10]

Thursday, October 16, 2008
15 years ago2,909 views

http://www.google.co.uk/logos/queen_elizabeth.gif

michaela [PersonRank 0]

15 years ago #

i think this is good because she is lookin for things

Colin Colehour [PersonRank 10]

15 years ago #

New York Times article about her visit:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-EU-Britain-Queen-Google.html?ref=technology

David Hetfield [PersonRank 10]

15 years ago #

Great doodle!!! :D

TOMHTML [PersonRank 10]

15 years ago #

http://media.actu.orange.fr/Images/mmd--francais--journal_internet--gen/photo_1224169952618-1-1.jpg
AFP too http://actu.voila.fr/Article/mmd--francais--journal_internet--gen/La-reine-d-angleterre-et-son-epoux-s-offrent-une-visite-guidee-de-Google.html (in French)

"Prince Philipp, watching a google employee wearing jogging and baskets, asked him : << Are you back from your jogging? >>"

David Hetfield [PersonRank 10]

15 years ago #

The Telegraph has a video..
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/3210566/Queen-visits-Google---and-is-amused-by-YouTube-video-of-laughing-baby-boy.html

Jérôme Flipo [PersonRank 10]

15 years ago #

From the Royal Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxgU8fbOgFM

Roger Browne [PersonRank 10]

15 years ago #

Is she the first living person to have been depicted on a Google logo?

George R [PersonRank 10]

15 years ago #

The Times Online also has a story by Valentine Low.
She says while demonstrating Google Earth, Prince Philip asked to be shown their current location at Google's office.
That image was a vacant lot.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4956260.ece

Mrrix32 [PersonRank 10]

15 years ago #

Nice Logo, love the capital E at the end!

[put at-character here]Jérôme
The video seems to have moved for some reason
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8xDTZMYfa6g

*Newsflash* Queen starts own search engine from code given to her by Google :P

[put at-character here]Roger
I think she is, yeah

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