Google turns Queen Elizabeth into ad icon
p2pnet news view | Advertising:- No, the pic on the right isn’t a part of a farce.
Or maybe it is.
It’s how Google exploited a visit Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made to the company’s UK headquarters in London, yesterday.
“She has used You Tube and has her own Royal Channel and understands what our products are about,” The Independent has Nikesh Arora, president of Google Europe, Middle East and Africa, saying.
QEII, “also chatted to 16 schoolchildren who had won a competition to design new ‘doodles’ for the firm,”says the BBC, adding, “The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were introduced to Chad Hurley, who co-founded You Tube, the popular video sharing site bought by Google in 2006.
“They also met ordinary people who have become YouTube stars.”
Ordinary people, eh? 
The Independent – Queen pops down the road to visit Google, October 16, 2008
BBC – Queen has fit of Google giggles, October 16, 2008
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October 17th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
It’s that Monty Python metasketch where when the Queen starts watching their show, everyone has to stand up and “God Save the Queen” plays.
October 19th, 2008 at 4:28 am
A Souvenir. Please send a copy or send url.