They adopted British titles in the forest and became Sir ... In the 70 years since becoming Britain's queen, Elizabeth’s linkages to Kenya remain intact. The two sides accommodate each other.
Interestingly, nobody in Kenya new that the King had ... breaking the devastating news to Princess Elizabeth who had automatically become the Queen by virtue of her being the eldest of the king's ...
George VI died on 6 February 1952 while Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip were touring Kenya and she immediately became Queen. After months of preparation, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at ...
On 6 February 1952, she received the news of her father's death and her own accession to the throne while on an official visit to Kenya, the first country of the Commonwealth tour. In an instant, she ...
Thompson gifted the brooch to Queen Elizabeth the ... history between Kenya and the British monarchy, the symbolism behind the queen consort's all-white ensemble becomes even more powerful.