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For eight minutes, four students injured during the Virginia Tech massacre had their own private audience with the queen.
After speaking to the Virginia General Assembly, Queen Elizabeth II walked with Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) to a room off the House chamber. When she entered, the students erupted into applause. They were with Virginia Tech administrators and a dozen other students.
The queen first spoke to British-born Colin Goddard, a 21-year-old from Richmond who was shot in the leg, Kaine said. Goddard stood up from his wheelchair and acknowledged her.
Kaine said she asked the students how they were recovering, what they were studying and what class year they were in. "She was very personable," Kaine said.
Katelyn Carney, a 21-year-old from Sterling who was shot in the hand, presented the queen with a silver bracelet made by a jeweler after the rampage. The bracelet had 32 orange and maroon stones -- one for each person slain by the gunman.
Aides to the governor said the queen was curious about the colors, then expressed gratitude when Carney told her that they were Virginia Tech's colors.
The other injured students with Goddard and Carney were Allison Cook and Emily Haas, both of the Richmond area.
-- Tim Craig
