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The Best Photos of Prince Charles and Princess Diana's Royal Visit to Nigeria in 1990

Ahead of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's visit to the West African country, take a look back at Charles and Diana's visit three decades ago.

Later this month, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will visit Nigeria on a trip connected to the Duke of Sussex's Invictus Games .

They won't be the first royals to travel to the West African country, but the Duchess of Sussex is the first with a personal connection to Nigeria. On her Archetypes podcast, she shared that a genealogy test revealed she had Nigerian heritage. At the Invictus Games last September, the first time Team Nigeria competed, Harry said, "I'm not saying we play favorites in my home, but since my wife discovered that she is of Nigerian descent it's likely to get a little bit more competitive this year."

More than three decades ago, Prince Harry's parents, then-Prince Charles and Princess Diana, undertook a five-day royal visit to Nigeria. It was both Charles and Diana's first time in the country; King Charles would return three more times (in 1999, 2006, and 2018). Ahead of Harry and Meghan's visit, take a look back at the best photos of Charles and Diana's trip.

Diana, in a mint green Catherine Walker dress (and Philip Somerville hat), stands with Nigeria's First Lady, Maryam Babangida as she arrives in Lagos.

"The West African tour was officially meant to be for Prince Charles, as future head of the Commonwealth, to get to know the region; in reality it was very much more about getting the right kind of coverage in the British press," reflected reporter Elizabeth Blunt.

At Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Charles and Diana were greeted by the people waving the flag of Nigeria and the Union Jack.

"Looking back, this was a low point in the royal couple's popularity; the glamour and novelty of their marriage had worn off; the problems in their relationship had not yet become public; the palace press office was keen to revive flagging public interest in the future King and Queen," Blunt said.

Princess Diana's fashion on the 1990 trip reflected the climate of the West African nation. Here, she wears a suit by Catherine Walker.

The Princess of Wales, in an Alistair Blair dress, sits with First Lady Maryam Babangida at a fair in Lagos.

The two women seemed to get along well.

Prince Charles and Princess Diana arrive at Enugu airport in Nigeria.

Charles and Diana didn't carry out many joint engagements together. As Blunt reflected , "Princess Diana visited children's hospitals, traditional hand loom weavers and women's development projects. And wherever Diana went, the royal press pack followed. I had Prince Charles's engagements virtually to myself; no-one else was in the slightest bit interested."

She met children at the Rural Women's Fair in Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos.

One of the couple's few joint engagements was during a visit to Molai Centre, a leprosy hospital and rehabilitation village in Maiduguri, Nigeria.

Another snap of the royal couple in the rehabilitation village in Maiduguri.

The Princess of Wales was the focus of much attention on the trip.

On another engagement, the Princess of Wales met with tribes from Lagos.

She took the time to chat with various locals in attendance.

For the day, the Princess wore a pale blue dress by Catherine Walker.

At the cultural show in Enugu, Diana chatted with a woman whom the original photo caption identifies as Mrs. Ankanobi.

Diana visited the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. In this picture, she signs the visitor's book.

She wore a bright blue Bellville Sassoon dress for the occasion.

On another day, Diana spoke with women during a visit to the farming village of Umuagbai in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Diana wore a pink-and-white floral patterned Paul Costelloe dress, while Charles opted for an all-khaki outfit.

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The Queen's tour of Nigeria : commemorating the visit of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh

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How many times did Queen Elizabeth visit Nigeria?

The Queen died yesterday Thursday, September 8th 2022 at the age of 96 and it is a good time to begin a throwback on the times she visited Nigeria.

The Queen (Queen Elizabeth II) was the monarchical authority who had the constitutional position as the Head of State of Nigeria from 1953-1963. She was officially called Queen of Nigeria

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The Queen is the ruler of the United Kingdom and the other commonwealth nations. During the British rule of Nigeria, Queen Elizabeth served as a monarch until the end of the Republic in 1963. She performed ceremonial duties in her capacity as the head of state of colonized Nigeria.

She visited Nigeria twice.

She came to Nigeria for the first time in 1956 as part of her royal tour to Commonwealth countries, from January 28 to February 16.

Her arrival was full of pomp and pageantry. Many dignitaries greeted her at the airport, including Sir James Robertson, the governor-general, and Festus Okotie-Eboh, the then-minister of Labour and Welfare and many heads of government and traditional leaders.

The former capital was Lagos state and that was where she landed. She was driven around in a Rolls Royce. She went on a royal tour of Lagos and many places other places. She also travelled to Northern Nigeria where she visited the Sultan of Sokoto. The Queen also went to Kano, Kaduna, Enugu and Jos.

The second time she visited Nigeria was during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, which took place from December third to sixth 2003.

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 2003 was the 18th time the Commonwealth heads were met.

Olusegun Obasanjo , Nigeria's then-president, hosted the event in Abuja. She came with her husband the Duke of Edinburgh.

The conflict during the Commonwealth meeting was the crisis in Zimbabwe over Secretary-General Don McKinnon's re-election. Robert Mugabe declared that Zimbabwe was leaving the Commonwealth just before the gathering ended.

Even though many countries were declaring independence at the time she ascended the throne (1953), the Queen always expressed love for the Commonwealth countries.

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Queen elizabeth’s visit to nigeria: history & details.

An important part of the history of Nigeria is her colonial story. Under colonialism and under the administration of Britain, the Queen (Queen Elizabeth) was the highest monarchical authority who was in control of government affairs. She carried out ceremonial functions in her position as head of state in the colonised Nigeria. She was also the monarch of the other common wealth realms, including the United Kingdom.

Even when Nigeria gained her independence in 1960, the Queen still held a high and important status in Nigeria. Queen Elizabeth was Queen of Nigeria from 1960-1963, the time between the nation’s independence and when she became a republic. You can see now the reasons her visits to Nigeria were always with such great fuss.

During her reign as head of state and Queen of Nigeria, Queen Elizabeth visited Nigeria twice.

The first time was in 1956, from the 28th of January to the 16th of February, 1956. At the airport, she was welcomed by federal dignitaries which included the Minister for Labour and Welfare at the time, Festus Okotie-Eboh and Governor-General Sir James Robertson. She was driven around in a Rolls Royce in the country’s capital, Lagos with lots of fun fare and royal services. She spent time in the Northern part of the country with the Sultan where she visited Kano and Kaduna. She also visited Jos and Enugu. The second time was when she attended the Common wealth Heads of Government meeting which was held between the 3rd to the 6th of December, 2003.

The 2003 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting was the eighteenth meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in Abuja, Nigeria and hosted by the then President, Olusegun Obasanjo.

During the meeting, the Zimbabwean issue was dominant. This was the dispute over Zimbabwe’s suspension which led to another dispute over the re-election of Secretary-General Don McKinnon. Before the end of the meeting, Robert Mugabe’s announced that Zimbabwe was withdrawing from the Commonwealth.

This best explains the need for the presence of the Queen at the meeting. In a letter addressed towards the Nigerian President at the time, the Queen explained that her visit was a demonstration of the value Britain attached to its relations with Nigeria and recognition of the country’s role on the international stage. Queen Elizabeth opened the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Abuja on Friday, 5th December. Herself and the Duke of Edinburgh (often referred to as Her Majesty and His Royal Highness respectively) also attended other events during the Meeting.

During the Queen’s first visit in 1956, she went on a tour, known as the Queen’s 1956 Tour of Nigeria and the following incidents took place:

- Queen Arrives In Lagos (1956)

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip received welcome in the Nigerian capital, Lagos at the very start of the Royal tour.

- Inauguration Of New Federal Courts (1956)

The Queen attended the inauguration of the new federal courts in Nigeria.

- The Queen was at the Durbar also known as the Royal Durbar (1956)

At Kaduna, the then capital of Northern Nigeria, Queen attended a Royal Durbar

- Queen Elizabeth And Duke Philip Visited Jos – Tin Mines (1956)

Nigerian tribal canoes held a regatta for the Queen at Port Harcourt on the Ronny River after which she visited a Leper colony.

- Queen went on a tour in Enugu, Nigeria (1956)

When on the Royal tour, The Queen went on a visit to children’s rally and a tribal dancing at Enugu, Nigeria.

In Lagos, Queen Elizabeth attended a garden party and a formal session of the Federation Parliament.

- The life of Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth became queen following her father’s death in 1952. She was 25 years old at the time and became the queen regent of seven independent Commonwealth countries which were the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon (later renamed Sri Lanka). Many of the colonial realms, to include Nigeria gained independence during the course of her reign. As of the year, 2018, Queen Elizabeth II has been ruling England for 66years and is currently the longest-reigning British monarch in history.

- The role of Queen Elizabeth in colonial Nigeria

British influence in Nigeria began with the prohibition of the slave trade to British subjects in 1807. In 1861, Britain incorporated Lagos and in 1884, the Oil River Protectorate was established.  It was at the Berlin’s conference of 1885 that other European powers acknowledged Britain’s dominance over the Niger area.

From 1886 to 1899, much of the Niger area was ruled by the Royal Niger Company, authorized by charter, and governed by George Taubman Goldie. On 1 January 1900, the Royal Niger Company transferred its territories to the British government for the sum of £865,000; the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Northern Nigeria Protectorate were then passed from the Royal Niger Company to the Crown. The constitutions after the world war were progressive and allowed for increased representation and electoral government by Nigerians. The colonial period in Nigeria was precisely from 1900 to 1960, after which Nigeria gained its independence.

Queen Elizabeth II was Queen of Nigeria forms 1960- 1963: Nigeria was an independent constitutional monarchy. She was also the monarch of the other commonwealth nations such as the United Kingdom.

Nigeria became independent on 1 October 1960 by a British Act of Parliament. Nnamdi Azikiwe was installed as Governor-General of the federation and Tafawa Balewa continued to serve as head of a democratically elected parliamentary. The Queen was head of state in Nigeria, though her constitutional roles were mostly delegated to the Governor-General of Nigeria. The Governor-General represented the British monarch as head of state and was appointed by the Crown on the advice of the Nigerian prime minister in consultation with the premiers of the regions. The Governor-General was also responsible for appointing the prime minister and for choosing a candidate when there was no parliamentary majority. Other than this, the Governor-General’s office was essentially ceremonial.

The retention of the monarchy was not accepted by all and the political parties in Nigeria at the time agreed that the country should be a republic.

Nigeria adopted the President of Nigeria as head of state, on 1 October 1963 and hence, severed its relationship with the British monarchy.

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King Eyamba V and King Eyo Honesty II: The two monarch ruling the Efik people

King Eyamba V was one of two monarchs based in the coastal town of Calabar , then made up of two sovereign states.

King Eyo Honesty II of Creek Town presided over the affairs of the other sovereign state also dominated by the Efik ethnic group in the mid-19th Century,

Due to their location along the coast, the Efik dominated the slave trade.

"They acted as middlemen between the African traders from the hinterlands and the white merchants on ships mostly from English cities such as Liverpool and Bristol.

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"They negotiated prices for slaves, then collected royalties from both the sellers and buyers," the report stated.

As the slave trade boomed, the "kings became very wealthy" "families became prominent", controlling "the largest trough of slaves coming out of Africa," according to Ex-Governor Duke.

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However, decades after the slave trade was abolished in Britain in 1807, human cargo was still transported to other countries through Calabar.

In a bid to put a final stop to slave trading, Queen Victoria took steps to have the kings of Calabar on her side.

"She wrote a letter asking that they stop trading in people and start trading in spices, palm oil, glassware, and other things," former Governor Duke said.

Queen Victoria's letter to King Eyamba: Where the myth begins

Queen Victoria, in her letter to King Eyamba, allegedly offered inducements that included protection to the Calabar monarch and his people.

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She then signed off the letter as "Queen Victoria, The Queen of England", which a local interpreter incorrectly relayed as "Queen Victoria, The Queen of All White People".

According to the myth, King Eyamba decided that if he was going to accept protection from a woman, that is Queen Victoria, then they had to get married.

He told the Queen so in his written reply, which he also signed off as, "King Eyamba, the King of All Black Men".

"He (King Eyamba) wrote to the Queen and said he wanted to marry her so that the two of them would rule the world," Charles Effiong Offiong-Obo, an Efik chief was quoted as saying.

The myth has it that Queen Victoria simply acknowledged King Eyamba's letter and did not explicitly decline his "marriage" offer.

"She acknowledged the king's letter and said she looked forward to having good trade relations with him," Offiong-Obo said.

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The Queen's letter in response to King Eyamba was accompanied by some gifts, including a royal cape, a sword , and a Bible.

However, the simple goodwill gesture by the Queen was interpreted by King Eyamba as acceptance of his marriage offer. So, the Efik people began to believe that their king had married the Queen of England.

Sometime in the 20th Century, the Efik people reported agreed to have only one monarch, known as an Obong (of Calabar. Thus, the thrones once occupied by Kings Eyamba and Honesty were merged.

In-law is in town: Prince Michael of Kent's 2017 visit to Calabar

In 2017, Prince Michael of Kent paid a brief private visit to Calabar. However, the reigning Obong, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, got to know that he was in town.

Prince Michael, being a member of the British royal family and first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, was considered an in-law by the Obong, based on thy myth that King Eyamba "married" Queen Victoria.

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The Calabar monarch feted the prince and made him a chief with the title Ada Idagha Ke Efik Eburutu, meaning "A person of honour and high standing in the Efik Eburutu Kingdom".

A grand ceremony to confer the title on Prince Michael took place at the Obong's palace.

"During Prince Michael's visit, at every opportunity, they reminded him that he was their in-law. Even at the ceremony, they told that story again," said Barbara Etim James, an obong-awan, or queen, among the Efik who planned the chieftaincy ceremony.

"Prince Michael was delighted to hear the historical ties between the Efik and British royalty and was honoured to be deepening those ties with his Efik chieftaincy," she added.

The Obong of Calabar has two thrones: One for obong, the other for Queen Victoria

In line with the tradition that began following King Eyamba's "marriage" to Queen Victoria, the coronation of the Obong of Calabar still takes place in two phases, according to the BBC report.

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After the traditional rites are concluded in the community, the coronation ceremony continues in a Presbyterian Church (formerly the Church of Scotland), where the obong wears a crown and cape custom-made for the occasion in England.

Legit.ng gathers that two thrones are set side by side and he sits on one, while the second is left empty for the absent Queen of England (or a Bible placed on it).

The king's wife known wife sits behind him.

Queen Elizabeth calls off meeting

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Queen Elizabeth II postponed a meeting of her Privy Council advisory group after doctors advised her to rest, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday, the day after she appointed Liz Truss as Britain's new prime minister.

"After a full day yesterday, Her Majesty has this afternoon accepted doctors' advice to rest," the palace said in a statement released before the monarch's death.

"This means that the Privy Council meeting that had been due to take place this evening will be rearranged."

Source: Legit.ng

Nurudeen Lawal (Head of Politics and Current Affairs Desk) Nurudeen Lawal is an AFP-certified journalist with a wealth of experience spanning over 8 years. He received his B/Arts degree in Literature-in-English from OAU. Lawal is the Head of the Politics/CA Desk at Legit.ng, where he applies his expertise to provide incisive coverage of events. He was named the Political Desk Head of the Year (Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award 2023). He is also a certified fact-checker (Dubawa fellowship, 2020). Contact him at [email protected] or +2347057737768.

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Did you know that Queen Elizabeth II was monarch over Nigeria until October 1, 1963?

Queen Elizabeth II made many visits to Commonwealth nations during her reign while they were under colonial rule and after they had gained independence.

Lagos was occupied by British forces in 1851 and formally annexed by Britain in the year 1865. Nigeria became a British protectorate in 1901. The period of British rule lasted until 1960 when an independence movement led to the country being granted independence. During that time, the country was under the rule of King George VI.

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Following the death of King George VI, Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary ascended to the throne on Feb. 6, 1952, at age 25.

From 1960 to 1963, Nigeria was a sovereign state but still under British rule. Following Nigeria’s independence, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe became the Governor-General under Queen Elizabeth II , who was still the head of state in Nigeria.

Some political parties did not sit well with Nigeria still being under British rule, so three years after the independence, the nation became a republic meaning that the head of the state was the President and no longer the Queen.

Although her reign as Queen of Nigeria came to an end on October 1, 1963, she maintained a cordial relationship with Nigeria until her death on September 8, 2022.

A brief history of Queen Elizabeth’s visits to Nigeria

Being part of a colonial state and part of the Commonwealth in1952, Queen Elizabeth being the reigning sovereign had an obligation to visit. During her reign, Elizabeth II made well over 50 trips to visit Commonwealth nations and she did so to Nigeria only twice.

• In 1956, Queen Elizabeth II visited Nigeria, three years after she ascended the throne. Sir James Robertson served as governor-general during this period, making him a proxy to the throne.
• During her visit, she toured the country with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. She spent a total of 20 days from 28 January to 16 February.

• While in Nigeria, Elizabeth II also commissioned a bronze sculpture from a local sculptor, Ben Enwonwu.
• The second time Elizabeth II visited Nigeria was in 2003, hosted by then president Olusegun Obasanjo.
• She visited with her husband, The Duke of Edinburgh and stayed from 3 to 6 December. The purpose of her visit was to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which was in Abuja on Friday, 5 December.
• In a letter addressed to President Obasanjo, Elizabeth II stated that her visit was a demonstration of the value Britain attached to its relations with Nigeria and recognition of the country’s role on the international stage. While there, Elizabeth II opened the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. During her time, she also attended other events and visited a market.

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You are a nonentity. She was just the Queen of Nigeria from 1960 – 1963 and that was the norm.

Waw…this is amazing

Ben Enwuonwu was was not a local sculptor please. He was a world class sculptor.l and lecturer at the University of Lagos. Simple.

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