UK Queen says Ah Tiongs are rude

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Queen Elizabeth says Chinese officials were ‘very rude’ during President Xi’s UK visit





It was a trip meant to mark a "golden age" in relations between China and the U.K.

Unfortunately, British monarch Queen Elizabeth II wasn't too pleased with the conduct of some Chinese officials accompanying President Xi Jinping on his maiden state visit to the U.K. last year.

The Queen was caught on film saying Chinese officials were "very rude" to the British ambassador during the president's visit.

In footage filmed at a Buckingham Palace garden party on Tuesday, the royal was heard making the remarks in a discussion with Lucy D'Orsi, the police commander responsible for security during Xi's visit.



After being informed of D'Orsi's responsibilities during Xi's visit, the queen said "oh, bad luck".

Later, she told D'Orsi "They were very rude to the ambassador", referring to Barbara Woodward, Britain's ambassador to China.

D'Orsi told the queen that Xi's visit was "quite a testing time for me" and said Chinese officials at one point "walked out" on both her and the ambassador, telling her "the trip was off".


"Extraordinary," the queen responded.

Buckingham Palace's communications officers were not immediately available for comment. There is no official reaction from Chinese authorities yet but broadcaster BBC reported that coverage of the episode has been censored with BBC World TV blanked out during a report on the conversation.

Chinese president Xi toured the U.K. on a state visit last October in what was a high profile affair complete with a 103-gun salute and a slew of business deals.

The queen's candid comments after British prime minister David Cameron was filmed on camera telling the queen that Nigeria and Afghanistan were "fantastically corrupt".


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