Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Bill Gates or Bill Gates KBE for short.
Chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates added the new title to his name yesterday when Britain's Queen Elizabeth, gave an honorary knighthood in a private ceremony at Buckingham Palace recognizing his efforts to help improve health and reduce poverty in the developing world.
Mr. Bill Gates is not part of the British Empire so he will not be called "Sir Bill" hence the Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire title.
The world's wealthiest man, Gates is a passionate philanthropist. His Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which champions causes like vaccination programs and combating the spread of the HIV virus, has committed more than US$4.9 billion so far to causes to improve the health of people in the developing world. The foundation has an endowment of around $28 billion reports newsfactor.com
After a private audience with the Queen, Gates said the British monarch discussed computers with him.
"She said all the kids do (use computers) and they are very useful … but typing is not
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