Leaders1 min 10 sec
Leaders · 1900s
The Queen Hid in a Bush to Avoid a Dictator
During Nicolae Ceaușescu's 1978 state visit to Britain, Queen Elizabeth II carried out the full diplomatic programme. But later accounts say that when she spotted the Romanian dictator and his wife in the palace gardens, she hid behind a bush to avoid extra conversation. #QueenElizabethII #RoyalHistory #ColdWarHistory #Ceausescu #WhoCaresHistory
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The strange part—without losing the facts.
During Nicolae Ceaușescu's 1978 state visit to Britain, Queen Elizabeth II carried out the full diplomatic programme. But later accounts say that when she spotted the Romanian dictator and his wife in the palace gardens, she hid behind a bush to avoid extra conversation. #QueenElizabethII #RoyalHistory #ColdWarHistory #Ceausescu #WhoCaresHistory
During Nicolae Ceaușescu's 1978 state visit to Britain, Queen Elizabeth II carried out the full diplomatic programme. But later accounts say that when she spotted the Romanian dictator and his wife in the palace gardens, she hid behind a bush to avoid extra conversation. #QueenElizabethII #RoyalHistory #ColdWarHistory #Ceausescu #WhoCaresHistory
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