THE queen elizabeth b’ breathed her last at the age of 96 peacefully at balmoral castle and as the Britain is in mourning, the role she played in the international political scene is underlined.
Her travels were an integral part of her activity and the special symbolism of a visit from Queen Elizabeth II was a given. Some of the trips that stood out during her many years of reign were:
1964: She was turned away in Quebec
Elizabeth II’s travels to Canada were repeatedly marred by separatist uprisings in Quebec. During her first visit in 1964, Queen Elizabeth II was met by a group of pro-peace protesters. “A group of young people, at the edge of the pavement, turned their backs on her ostentatiously”, wrote the French Agency (AFP). Police violently broke up many separatist demonstrations.
Earlier, she had already expressed her satisfaction that apartheid was “dying” in South Africa.
In the early 1980s, the Queen had quietly backed Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, who was campaigning for economic sanctions against South Africa, while his British counterpart, the “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher, was opposed.
Source: News Beast
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