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| The British queen never expresses overtly political views in public and is known for her discretion. (video below) |
May 12, 2016, NewsCrunch
China is upset after Queen Elizabeth II was caught on camera describing some Chinese officials as being "very rude" during last year's state visit by President Xi Jinping and his wife.
The queen made her comments at a garden party in Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.
She was introduced to police commander Lucy D`Orsi, who had oversaw security for the visit of in October.
When told about Lucy D`Orsi's role during the Chinese visit, the monarch replied: "Oh, bad luck".
She went on to say to D`Orsi that members of the Chinese delegation "were very rude to the ambassador" and exclaimed: "Extraordinary!"
The BBC said it had blanked blanked out queen`s comments on BBC World transmissions in China. But the angry Chinese have reportedly banned BBC service in the country.
The British queen never expresses overtly political views in public and is known for her discretion. She has never granting an interview in her 64-year reign.