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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II meets Nelson Mandela, during a reception at Buckingham Palace in London, Monday Oct. 20, 2003, to mark the centenary of the Rhodes Trust, started by the 19th century entrepreneur, Cecil John Rhodes, which provides scholarships for students around the world to study at Oxford University. The former president of South Africa has entered into partnership with the Rhodes Trust, in its centenary year, to establish the Mandela Rhodes Foundation. At present, 93 scholars are selected from 24 countries each year for study at Oxford University. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)