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Queen Elizabeth Calls Chinese Diplomats “Very Rude” in New Video Footage
LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 20: President of China Xi Jinping (L) and Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II attend a state banquet at Buckingham Palace on October 20, 2015 in London, England. The President of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Xi Jinping and his wife, Madame Peng Liyuan, are paying a State Visit to the United Kingdom as guests of the Queen. They will stay at Buckingham Palace and undertake engagements in London and Manchester. The last state visit paid by a Chinese President to the UK was Hu Jintao in 2005. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski – WPA Pool /Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth II got candid about Chinese President Xi Jinping‘s visit to England in October 2015.
The Metropolitan Police Commander, Lucy D’Orsi told the queen that the Chinese officials walked out on her during their visit and the Queen replied her saying “They were very rude to the ambassador,”
Lucy replied her saying “It was very rude and very undiplomatic, I thought.”
The exchange was filmed by an “official cameraman” and distributed to journalists, which probably means the palace wanted to throw some royal “shade”. As of now, there’s no official response from China—but they have reportedly censored the conversation on BBC World TV.
Watch the video below to see the Queen’s comments
