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| Apple designer Jonathan Ive receives knighthood | Apple designer Jonathan Ive receives knighthood |
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| The Apple designer Sir Jonathan Ive has spoken of the "thrilling" moment when he was knighted by the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace. | The Apple designer Sir Jonathan Ive has spoken of the "thrilling" moment when he was knighted by the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace. |
| The 45-year-old, who is senior vice-president of industrial design at Apple, flew to Britain from the US with his wife and eight-year-old twin sons to receive the honour. | The 45-year-old, who is senior vice-president of industrial design at Apple, flew to Britain from the US with his wife and eight-year-old twin sons to receive the honour. |
| "It has been wonderful. It was really thrilling and particularly humbling," he said after being made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) for services to design and enterprise. | "It has been wonderful. It was really thrilling and particularly humbling," he said after being made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) for services to design and enterprise. |
| Ive, who was born in Chingford, north-east London, is credited withdesigning some of the best-loved gadgets of the modern age, including the iPhone, iPod, iMac and iPad. | Ive, who was born in Chingford, north-east London, is credited withdesigning some of the best-loved gadgets of the modern age, including the iPhone, iPod, iMac and iPad. |
| He said he and Princess Anne had talked about how often he comes to the UK and about her iPad. | He said he and Princess Anne had talked about how often he comes to the UK and about her iPad. |
| Asked about the impact of his products on the modern world, Ive said: "We don't really spend much time thinking about our impact. | Asked about the impact of his products on the modern world, Ive said: "We don't really spend much time thinking about our impact. |
| We are fully consumed with trying to make the very best products that we can." | We are fully consumed with trying to make the very best products that we can." |
| Also being knighted was Sir Peter Bazalgette, 59, the TV programme-maker behind hit series including Big Brother, Ready Steady Cook, Changing Rooms and Ground Force. | Also being knighted was Sir Peter Bazalgette, 59, the TV programme-maker behind hit series including Big Brother, Ready Steady Cook, Changing Rooms and Ground Force. |
| He said he was particularly pleased to be receiving a knighthood as he is the great-great-grandson of Sir Joseph Bazalgette, the civil engineer who was knighted in the 19th century for his work designing and overseeing the building of an enclosed sewer network for London. | He said he was particularly pleased to be receiving a knighthood as he is the great-great-grandson of Sir Joseph Bazalgette, the civil engineer who was knighted in the 19th century for his work designing and overseeing the building of an enclosed sewer network for London. |
| Bazalgette said his knighthood was a "huge honour". | Bazalgette said his knighthood was a "huge honour". |
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| Designer behind iPhone, iPod, iMac and iPad flies from US with family to be knighted by Princess Anne | |
| The Apple designer Sir Jonathan Ive has spoken of the "thrilling" moment when he was knighted by the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace. | |
| The 45-year-old, who is senior vice-president of industrial design at Apple, flew to Britain from the US with his wife and eight-year-old twin sons to receive the honour. | |
| "It has been wonderful. It was really thrilling and particularly humbling," he said after being made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) for services to design and enterprise. | |
| Ive, who was born in Chingford, north-east London, is credited withdesigning some of the best-loved gadgets of the modern age, including the iPhone, iPod, iMac and iPad. | |
| He said he and Princess Anne had talked about how often he comes to the UK and about her iPad. | |
| Asked about the impact of his products on the modern world, Ive said: "We don't really spend much time thinking about our impact. | |
| We are fully consumed with trying to make the very best products that we can." | |
| Also being knighted was Sir Peter Bazalgette, 59, the TV programme-maker behind hit series including Big Brother, Ready Steady Cook, Changing Rooms and Ground Force. | |
| He said he was particularly pleased to be receiving a knighthood as he is the great-great-grandson of Sir Joseph Bazalgette, the civil engineer who was knighted in the 19th century for his work designing and overseeing the building of an enclosed sewer network for London. | |
| Bazalgette said his knighthood was a "huge honour". |