Internet giant Google was given the royal seal of approval when the Queen had a fit of the giggles during a tour of its London headquarters.

The royal party had been shown a clip of a baby with an infectious laugh from the company’s YouTube video site.

Google’s UK homepage logo was given a makeover for the occasion, featuring a specially-commissioned “Google doodle” of the Queen’s profile and a crown.

The monarch met staff including software engineers and senior managers.

She also chatted to 16 schoolchildren who had won a competition to design new “doodles” for the firm.

Google changes its logo periodically to mark national holidays or anniversaries of major events and its UK site is featuring the Queen’s profile throughout Thursday.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were introduced to Chad Hurley, who co-founded You Tube, the popular video sharing site bought by Google in 2006.

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A dog whose owner was having a seizure saved his life by calling the emergency services and barking down the line to raise the alarm.

Joe Stalnaker adopted German shepherd Buddy as an eight-week-puppy and trained him to use the phone if he began to have an attack.

Mr Stalnaker, of Scottsdale, Arizona, has suffered seizures for ten years after suffering a head injury during a military training exercise.

So when he got into difficulties, Buddy knew exactly what to do – hit the speed-dial button on the phone for 911.

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