Queen overheard calling Chinese officials 'very rude' - BBC News

The Queen has been caught on camera saying Chinese officials were "very rude" during last year's state visit by President Xi Jinping. She was discussing their treatment of Britain's ambassador to China with a senior police officer at a Buckingham Palace garden party on Tuesday. It came after David Cameron was overheard saying Afghanistan and Nigeria were "fantastically corrupt".

[christopherthorkon]

The Queen was being very specific. "They were very rude to the ambassador." This was not an indictment of all Chinese or all Chinese officials. What is the big deal?

[byde]

Well, they were rude and she did state the fact.

[Hipsishere]

She did not broadcast to the nation "I think Chinese officials are very rude" - she was just having a quiet conversation with a policewoman who was describing her experience of the attitude of Chinese officials - and all the queen said in response was "they were very rude to the ambassador". She may be the queen but she is also human, and I don't see how people can expect her not to feel offended by blatant rudeness just like anyone else would (even if we don't have people hovering around us secretly recording everything we say).

[yeppers]

If the Queen calls you rude, you're probably rude.

[LingLingWannaBeLah]

Our Queen wasn't disrespecting China or Chinese people/government, she just said the Chinese officers were rude

[paulbroderick]

Telling it like it is! RIP Your Majesty.

[global]

She said they were rude to the ambassador which is also backed up by the police commander who says the Chinese officials were very rude. I’d say everyone involved found them to be rude. So what’s wrong with her being truthful?

[xfinity]

The mother was being so cute just being so supportive to her daughter and being so happy meeting and taking to the Queen! ❤️

[tonnyanthonys]

The queen was just having a normal conversation, nothing offensive

[jdeee]

whatever. she's right about the Chinese government. she's actually being very conservative. the Chinese government is worst than rude.

[Ash-cbli]

Why are there so many people defending ‘China’ in the comments. There’s no need to defend China because she wasn’t insulting China. She was having a private conversation about a couple of rude government officials who happened to be Chinese. And anyway Chinese tourists are notoriously known to be rude so this shouldn’t be such a shock to everyone

[GlenNgai]

I can say I agree with the Queen, as a hongkonger.

[kamaleshinnocentwinner]

First of all, Queen didn't disrespect all the Chinese nationals. She clearly specified that the specific Chinese officer was very rude during her state visit last year.

[gypsykingworldtraveller]

She didn't say anything of the sort and as always conducted herself very diplomatically. Listening and replying with empathy.

[nightknight]

Empress Dowager Cixi described the British diplomats with exactly the same words 150 years ago, what a time to be alive.

[eadicia]

When the video paused and started zooming after Oh Bad Luck", I was kinda expecting the Thug Life theme

[puihay]

As a HongKonger, I could not agree more and many of us feel the same. RIP Your Majesty.

[chibiemo]

Chinese aren't necessarily known for being nice people.

[kavorka]

I watched this just now and quite frankly am shocked! How dare they being rude to her Majesty the Queen! Very sad!

[sawtanang]

Im liking my Queen more and more. Im saddened I didnt take the time before to understand her and the position she held with dignity. I will start with my new King.