Bono and his wife Ali are in awe of Queen Elizabeth after meeting the 86-year-old monarch and witnessing her amazing energy level.
The rock star and his wife met the queen at a ceremony for young artists in London.
"She's an incredible woman. Her stamina is unbelievable," she told the Irish Independent.
"I think she's an amazing woman. It's not an easy job and she works hard.
"She stood for the whole ceremony and then walked through a room of 600 to 800, meeting people. She's got some incredible stamina," she said.
"She had an amazing time in Ireland and it was a great thing to have her come and for Ireland to move on," Ali said.
Ali stated she was looking forward to meeting Aung San Suu Kyi when she visits Ireland on JUne 18th and Bono presents her with the Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience award.
"It's such an incredible thing to have her come to Ireland. It's a huge honour for us to have her in the country," she said.
She also revealed her daughter Eve is studying for he racting exams at New York University
Eve,(21), recently starred alongside Sean Penn in the film 'This Must Be The Place' -- which was shot in Dublin.
"She's about to get her degree so she's got her head down and working hard," Ali said.
Ali refused to comment on Facebook and how she and Bono feel about the company which they own major shares in "I'm going to leave that one," she said. "But I still have a huge amount of faith in Facebook and the markets are all over the place anyway.”
"We'll see how it rides out but it's a long-term thing, it's not a short-term thing," she said.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.herselfathome | Jun 20, 2012, 06:51 PM EDT
Have we not enough of the Bono fellow. Who really cares where he goes, what he does or whose limelight he steals. He really does look silly in those shades. What's he hiding ? I find him an embarrassment now.
merefalow | Jun 04, 2012, 07:45 PM EDT
there should be an Olympic medal for knee bending forelock tugging brown nosing,bono would be right in the running for a gold.yuk.
Bythebay | Jun 03, 2012, 02:15 PM EDT
Bono is Irish, born in Dublin. Irish Catholics and Catholics have done their own large share of oppression. The English are not oppressing Catholics. Catholics are oppressed by their own clergy.
Bythebay | Jun 03, 2012, 09:16 AM EDT
Now I'm getting all excited, wondering if Irish Central will let us know what Bono usually has for breakfast. Can't wait! Éamonn, Dublin, Ireland.
GeorgeDillon | Jun 02, 2012, 05:15 PM EDT
Maggie47: "It's Gaeilge where I come from". That's stupid nonsense, Maggie. Gaeilge is an Irish language word. Since you're not speaking Irish, it's not the relevant word. The name of the language in English is Irish. Just like the name of the language of Spain in English is Spanish. Try to think straight.
aloistmartin | Jun 02, 2012, 04:58 PM EDT
And One visit to Hosni Mubarak in Prison, to your Bourgeoisie Itinerary Mr. Bono @!
Maggie47 | Jun 02, 2012, 03:24 PM EDT
It's Gaeilge where I come from
WoundedKnee | Jun 02, 2012, 02:33 PM EDT
Silling: What does Bono have to say that's of interest to you? I think he's a bore. And an ignorant one, because he told the Queen Elizabeth that he didn't speak "Gaelic". No normal Irish person refers to the Irish language as "Gaelic". The language is Irish. Bono isn't Irish.
Silling | Jun 02, 2012, 01:13 PM EDT
I think Ali Hewson and Bono are great ambassadors for much more than just Ireland, so, yes, James O'Shea, some of us are interested.
GeorgeDillon | Jun 02, 2012, 08:51 AM EDT
O'Shea: Why do you think we are interested in what Bono thinks? Is he interested in what you think?