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Bono joins Geldof as an honorary Dublin knight
Summary from the United Kingdom, from articles in English
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Mark Ramprakash displayed the kind of footwork that would have been useful Down Under to win Strictly Come Dancing. (article 4)
Bono, the Irish rock singer and anti-poverty campaigner who played a leading role in last year's Live8 concert, is to receive an honorary knighthood from the Queen. (article 3)
The writer of Sunday Bloody Sunday - the song dedicated to the Derry civilians shot dead by British paratroopers in 1972 - will become an honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. (article 3)
Bono, 46, whose real name is Paul Hewson , will not become a Sir as this title is denied to citizens outside the UK or Commonwealth. (article 3)
The Sunday Telegraph looks at the story from the perspective of the servicemen's wives who are waiting for their husbands to come home. (article 1)
The singer, whose real name is Hewson, has been given the honour for "his services to the music industry and for his humanitarian work", it said. (article 2)
A statement on the band's website said the singer, who has lobbied Western leaders to increase aid to developing countries and cancel Third World debt, was "very flattered" to receive the award. (article 2)
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Event tracking:
Story keywords
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Bono, honorary, singer, knighthood, Geldof |
Source articles
- Papers look at troops' Christmas (BBC News, 12/24/2006, 323 words)
- Honorary knighthood for U2's Bono (BBC News, 12/23/2006, 482 words)
- Bono joins Geldof as an honorary Dublin knight (observer.guardian.co.uk, 12/24/2006, 417 words)
- Too busy for news before Christmas? Here's what you missed (timesonline.co.uk, 12/26/2006, 636 words)
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