Queen Elizabeth II has been overheard on video
calling Chinese officials "very rude" in a conversation
with a senior police officer at a Buckingham Palace event.
The comments, made Tuesday, were unusual because
the 90-year-old monarch rarely comments publicly on
political matters, and media accompanying her are
asked not to eavesdrop on private conversations.
The queen's comments, recorded by the palace's
official cameraman at a palace garden party and
distributed to broadcasters, captured police
Commander Lucy D'Orsi telling the queen that
arranging the state visit by Chinese President Xi
Jinping in October had been a "testing time."
Elizabeth responded: "They were very rude to the
ambassador."
calling Chinese officials "very rude" in a conversation
with a senior police officer at a Buckingham Palace event.
The comments, made Tuesday, were unusual because
the 90-year-old monarch rarely comments publicly on
political matters, and media accompanying her are
asked not to eavesdrop on private conversations.
The queen's comments, recorded by the palace's
official cameraman at a palace garden party and
distributed to broadcasters, captured police
Commander Lucy D'Orsi telling the queen that
arranging the state visit by Chinese President Xi
Jinping in October had been a "testing time."
Elizabeth responded: "They were very rude to the
ambassador."
