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big_dog

(4,144 posts)
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 06:15 PM Oct 2014

Queen Elizabeth II Names Angelina Jolie Honorary Dame

Source: CNN.com- 1 hour ago

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Friday made Hollywood star Angelina Jolie an honorary dame for her campaign to end the scourge of sexual violence in war zones. In a ceremony at Buckingham Palace, Jolie was presented with the Insignia of an Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George.

Jolie, 39, is a special envoy to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, and she co-founded the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative with former British Foreign Secretary William Hague. "It is a myth that rape is an inevitable part of conflict," Jolie said in June during the London opening of the biggest summit of its kind aimed at ending sexual violence in conflict. "There's nothing inevitable about it. It is a weapon of war aimed at civilians. It has nothing to do with sex, everything to do with power."

The Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, hosted by the UK government, brought together representatives of more than 100 countries, as well as hundreds more experts, survivors, faith leaders, and staffers from NGOs and international organizations. According to UNICEF, the United Nations children's agency, more than 150 million young girls and 73 million boys experience sexual violence every year, and children in conflict-affected countries are the most vulnerable.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/10/showbiz/britain-angelina-jolie/



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Queen Elizabeth II Names Angelina Jolie Honorary Dame (Original Post) big_dog Oct 2014 OP
I know how to end sexual violence in war zones. End wars. nt valerief Oct 2014 #1
Congratulations, Lady Angelina. You very ballyhoo Oct 2014 #2
they are :D roguevalley Oct 2014 #9
Really? Thanks. ballyhoo Oct 2014 #10
she is most worthy indeed! big_dog Oct 2014 #12
Angie now stands alongside the giants Adenoid_Hynkel Oct 2014 #3
Lovely. 840high Oct 2014 #4
nice bow AngryAmish Oct 2014 #5
it is called manners. demigoddess Oct 2014 #6
manners arent bullshit and if you are amish your folk didnt fight roguevalley Oct 2014 #8
I'm intrigued by the pair of binoculars the queen appears to keep on a desk behind her muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #7
That's a binocular stand, Muriel. I can't id the brand... ballyhoo Oct 2014 #13
Great cause, worthy recognition. (nt) Paladin Oct 2014 #11
shes become quite the humanitarian big_dog Oct 2014 #14
I bet that makes her dad batshit crazy Egnever Oct 2014 #15
 

ballyhoo

(2,060 posts)
2. Congratulations, Lady Angelina. You very
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 08:50 PM
Oct 2014

much deserve this honor. You are a woman among women and, to me, a tremendous actress. I just wish you and Brad would do another Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,082 posts)
7. I'm intrigued by the pair of binoculars the queen appears to keep on a desk behind her
Sat Oct 11, 2014, 06:27 AM
Oct 2014

In what otherwise looks like a very formal room with showy furniture, there's one practical thing - a pair of binoculars balanced, a bit precariously, on a desk (which has a very uncomfortable-looking wooden seat in front of it - not used for real work, I imagine), against a painting. For bird-watching while she's waiting for ceremonies to begin?

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