Before Moving Forward, King Charles III Must Address the Commonwealth's Past With Africa ACAfricacenter: Africa
By Alexander Tripp and Caitlin Mittrick
Yet even against that historical backdrop, the late Queen Elizabeth II was respected by her peers across the continent, and upon the announcement of her death,How did a monarch that, for many, embodied empire and colonialism garner such tribute among people whose ancestors chafed against British rule? The Queen committed herself to fostering relationships with various African heads of state, an effort that sometimes required her to step outside the United Kingdom's dominant political...
From her first visits to Africa as monarch, she would work to cement her credibility as a leader not only for the United Kingdom, but also for the Commonwealth. While reigning over a tumultuous shift in global geopolitics, she was able to juggle her responsibilities and effectively serve as a moral and figurative leader.
British politicians were very much against the trip. Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill called the prime minister at the time, Harold Macmillan, in an attempt to lobby the government to cancel the Queen's travel. The Queen was steadfast, however, and despite the pressure visited for twelve days.Most famously, at a ball organized to celebrate the trip, the Queen shone in a way only she could.
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