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/
valerief
(53,235 posts)ballyhoo
(2,060 posts)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.
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)ballyhoo
(2,060 posts)big_dog
(4,144 posts)Adenoid_Hynkel
(14,093 posts)840high
(17,196 posts)AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)Looks like jolie knows her betters.
We fought 2 wars to prevent this bullshit.
demigoddess
(6,637 posts)it doesn't mean we are joining the British.
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)In any wars
muriel_volestrangler
(101,082 posts)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?
ballyhoo
(2,060 posts)Paladin
(28,173 posts)big_dog
(4,144 posts)bully for her
Egnever
(21,506 posts)Well done Angela!