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(51,122 posts) Fri Oct 18, 2013, 12:04 PM Oct 2013

Malala skips school to meet Queen Elizabeth II

Source: AP

LONDON (AP) — Malala Yousafzai skipped school for the day but she had a pretty good excuse: she was meeting Queen Elizabeth II.

The 16-year-old advocate for girls' education and survivor of a Taliban assassination attempt gave the 87-year-old queen a copy of her book, "I Am Malala," and spoke Friday with her about the importance of education.

Malala said she wouldn't ordinarily miss a school day but had made an exception. The pair also chatted about Malala's homeland, Pakistan's Swat Valley, which the queen visited decades ago.

Malala was one of the guests invited to the reception on youth and education at Buckingham Palace in London. Earlier this month she was ranked by bookmakers as one of the top possible contenders for a Nobel Peace Prize.

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Malala skips school to meet Queen Elizabeth II (Original Post) onehandle Oct 2013 OP

Don't need queens but glad Malala is getting well-deserved publicity benefits. nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2013 #1

Agreed. I hope she gets a Nobel. Triana Oct 2013 #2

giving the Queen her book big_dog Oct 2013 #3

I just love Queen Elizabeth - I don't really care for monarchy, but closeupready Oct 2013 #4

more pics big_dog Oct 2013 #5

She also is the Queen of Canada, Australia, New Zealand... 24601 Oct 2013 #6

not a bad year for her at all big_dog Oct 2013 #7

cool field trip gejohnston Oct 2013 #8

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,005 posts)

1. Don't need queens but glad Malala is getting well-deserved publicity benefits. nt

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:08 PM

Oct 2013

Triana

(22,666 posts)

2. Agreed. I hope she gets a Nobel.

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:49 PM

Oct 2013

It's much-deserved.

big_dog

(4,144 posts)

3. giving the Queen her book

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 05:24 PM

Oct 2013

closeupready

(29,503 posts)

4. I just love Queen Elizabeth - I don't really care for monarchy, but

Reply to big_dog (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 05:31 PM

Oct 2013

it works apparently for UK-tizens, so there you go.

But the Queen seems to have genuinely mellowed with age, and all the turmoil she's seen as head of state. And she's been Queen since before I was born, so I can't imagine her NOT being Queen.