World | Zimbabwe Revulsed, Queen Voids Mugabe Knighthood 'Abject disregard for the democratic process' in Zimbabwe leads to annulment of honor By Kevin Spak Posted Jun 25, 2008 1:21 PM CDT Copied Britain's Queen Elizabeth, right, meets former South African President Nelson Mandela at Buckingham Palace, London Wednesday June 25, 2008. (AP Photo) Queen Elizabeth II stripped Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe of his honorary knighthood today, calling the move “a mark of revulsion at the abuse of human rights and abject disregard for the democratic process in Zimbabwe over which President Mugabe has presided," the Times of London reports. A run-off presidential election is set for Friday amid international calls for postponement. Read These Next The tiny bite tasted horrible—and gave her botulism. Trump is 'not happy with the UK' over his Persian Gulf push. Trump reveals a GOP lawmaker's previously private diagnosis. In a remote Polish forest, researchers find lost medieval town. Report an error