Queen of the World: Elizabeth II: Sovereign and Stateswoman

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by Robert Hardman


  Silver Jubilee celebrations (1977), 208

  Zambia CHOGM (1979), 312, 314

  Cambridge, Duchess of (Catherine Middleton), 69, 76, 139, 170, 213, 220, 266, 457, 524, 526–7

  Cambridge, Duke of (Prince William), 522–7

  Army service, 523

  Australia visits, 209, 483, 524

  birth (1982), 483

  and Botswana, 319

  and Brexit (2016–), 69

  British Lions tour (2005), 523

  Canada tour (2011), 220

  Commonwealth Day (2018), 164

  at Eton College, 522

  gap year (2000), 522

  George, birth of (2013), 215

  helicopter piloting, 33

  holidays, 23

  and Ireland visit (2011), 457, 462

  Kenya trip (2001), 522–3

  New Zealand visits, 524–5

  Obama’s visits (2011, 2016), 266, 269, 526

  Olympic Games (2012), 5

  Poland visit (2017), 527

  Royal Air Force service, 457, 523

  Royal Mail stamp (2016), 15

  Royal Navy service, 523

  Sentebale, 528, 531

  and Tusk, 523

  wedding (2011), 213, 232, 265, 457, 524

  Cambridge University, 418, 474

  Cameron, David, 7, 8, 10–11, 26, 68, 217, 507

  and Australia, 213–14, 216

  and banquets, 76, 283

  and Brexit (2016–), 10–11, 216, 269

  on Commonwealth, 165

  D-Day anniversary (2014), 26

  Germany visit (2015), 433

  on Invictus Games, 530

  Ireland visit (2011), 459

  and Libya, 7

  on McGuinness handshake (2012), 462–3

  and Obama, 7, 265, 267, 269

  RAF Voyager aircraft designation (2014), 32

  and Saudi Arabia, 489

  Sri Lanka CHOGM (2013), 501, 503

  and succession, 213–14

  on Thatcher, 383

  Vanuatu CHOGM cancellation (2017), 161, 503

  Xi Jinping’s visit (2015), 70, 74

  Cameroon, 9, 21, 503

  Campbell, Alastair, 495

  Campbell, Ian, 11th and 4th Duke of Argyll, 198

  Campbell, John, 146

  Canada, 4, 25, 40, 42, 47, 168, 184, 187, 218–27

  1867 Confederation, 218, 221–2

  1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge, 174, 175, 176

  1923 halibut fishing treaty with US, 35

  1930 Hamilton British Empire Games, 173

  1939 Royal visit, 189, 227, 219, 227

  1949 London Declaration, 222

  1951 Royal visit, 4, 11, 192, 219–21, 342

  1954 Vancouver British Empire and Commonwealth Games, 173, 353

  1956 trumpeter swans gift, 22

  1957 Royal visit, 221

  1958 British Columbia centenary, 22

  1959 Royal visit; St Lawrence Seaway opening, 149, 221, 357–8

  1962 Commonwealth Study Conference, 510

  1964 Royal visit; Confederation Conferences centenary, 221–2

  1967 Royal visit, 149, 222, 225; de Gaulle’s visit, 280; Expo 67 World Fair, 222

  1968 Trudeau’s UK visit, 223

  1969 Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference, 222–3; Royal visit, 223

  1971 Royal visit, 224

  1973 CHOGM, 82, 148–50, 222

  1976 Montreal Olympics; Royal visit, 5, 40, 224, 244, 316, 365

  1977 Prince Andrew studies at Lakefield College, 224

  1978 Edmonton Commonwealth Games, 172, 173

  1982 Canada Act, 52, 224, 225

  1983 Royal visit, 483

  1985 Bahamas CHOGM, 384

  1986 Marlborough House CHOGM, 396–7, 398, 399–400

  1995 Quebec independence referendum, 225; Auckland CHOGM, 415

  2011 Royal visit, 220

  2015 Malta CHOGM, 48, 225

  2017 sesquicentennial celebrations, 185–6, 225; Sapphire Jubilee gift, 21, 227; Invictus Games, 530

  2018 London CHOGM, 225

  Canterbury, Archbishop of

  Carey, George, 67

  Fisher, Geoffrey, 73

  Ramsey, Michael, 151

  Welby, Justin, 268

  Williams, Rowan, 154

  Cape of Good Hope, 355, 410, 413

  Captain & Tennille, 243

  Carey, George, Archbishop of Canterbury, 67

  Caribbean, 184, 227–32

  colonisation, 120

  Edinburgh Commonwealth Games boycott (1986), 389

  honeymoons in, 366

  hurricanes, 179, 231

  national birds, 42

  republicanism, 187, 150, 228–32

  Royal Household Hospitality Scholarships, 181–2, 184–5

  Royal visit (1955), 353

  Royal tour (1994), 50, 229, 230–31

  Royal tour (2000), 499

  tax havens, 231

  war memorials, 176

  Windrush scandal (2018), 182–3, 227, 231

  Carington, Peter, 6th Baron Carrington, 286, 307, 322, 325, 330, 337

  Carlton Gardens, London, 8

  Carpenter, Hugh, 450

  Carter, James ‘Jimmy’, 25, 90, 244–5

  Carthew, Anthony, 135

  Cartledge, Bryan, 317

  Casement, Roger, 458

  Casson, Hugh, 348, 352, 372

  Castle of Mey, Caithness, 354

  Castro, Fidel, 232, 308, 331, 508

  Cavendish, Andrew, 11th Duke of Devonshire, 136

  Cayman Islands, 59, 495

  Ceausescu, Elena, 88, 91–5, 99, 101–2, 104, 259

  Ceausescu, Nicolae, 24, 87–104, 259, 270

  Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, 426

  Cenotaph, 176

  Central Asia, 490–91

  Ceylon (1948–72), 124, 127, 191, 193, 355

  Chaban-Delmas, Jacques, 290, 304

  Chalker, Clive, 516

  Chalker, Lynda, 50, 53, 86, 415, 486–7, 515–16, 521, 530–31

  Chamberlain, Neville, 343, 346

  Changing the Guard, 127, 138, 258, 455

  Channel Islands, 183

  Channel Tunnel, 305

  Charles I, King of Spain, 72

  Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 346

  Charles, Prince, see Wales, Prince of

  Charteris, Martin, 284, 286, 344

  du Boulay, relationship with, 154

  and France visit (1972), 284, 286, 295–6

  and Germany visit (1965), 429

  and Papua New Guinea independence (1975), 233

  and South American tour (1968), 27

  and Singapore CHOGM (1971), 148

  and speeches, 57, 295, 242, 295–6

  and United States visit (1976), 242

  and West Africa tour (1961), 20

  Whitlam, meeting with (1973), 207

  Chartres, Richard, Bishop of London, 16

  Chatham Islands, 356

  Chelsea Flower Show, 176

  Chequers, Buckinghamshire, 90, 432

  Chicago, Illinois, 519

  Chile, 27, 286, 364, 522

  China, 24, 25, 135

  1966 Cultural Revolution begins, 435

  1972 Nixon’s visit, 434

  1979 support for ZANU in Rhodesia, 311

  1982 Thatcher’s visit, 436

  1984 Joint Declaration on Hong Kong, 434

  1986 Queen’s visit, 24, 47, 365–6, 434–41

  1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, 435, 441

  1997 Hong Kong handover, 343, 441, 483, 494–6, 525

  1999 Jiang Zemin’s UK visit, 77, 441

  2005 Hu Jintao’s UK visit, 74, 441

  2015 Duke of Cambridge’s visit, 523, 525–6; Xi Jinping’s UK visit, 68, 70, 74, 270, 441, 527

  2018 Commonwealth summit, 167

  Chirac, Bernardette, 78

  Chirac, Jacques, 78, 305

  Chona, Mainza, 334, 337

  Chona, Mark, 333, 334, 336, 337

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sp; Choo, Jimmy, 471

  Chrétien, Jean, 52, 225, 415

  Christchurch British Commonwealth Games (1974), 173

  Christianity, 151–4

  Christmas broadcast, 57, 178–80, 191, 244, 356, 381–2

  Christopher, Saint, 33

  Church of England, 151–4, 340, 449, 484, 531

  Churchill, Clementine, 293

  Churchill, Mary, 281

  Churchill, Winston, 109, 115, 127, 192, 220, 237, 280, 527

  Battle of Spion Kop (1900), 115

  and Britannia, 346

  busts of, 264

  Coronation tour homecoming (1954), 352

  funeral (1965), 240, 422

  de Gaulle, relationship with, 277

  general election (1951), 192

  KBO (Keep Buggering On), 493

  Roosevelt, relationship with, 237

  and special relationship, 259

  Sutherland portrait, 293

  and ‘United States of Europe’, 428

  Cinema of Unease, 215

  City of London, 75, 76, 151, 220

  Civil Service, 24, 29

  Clarence House, London, 67, 278, 488

  Claridge’s, London, 102

  Clark, Helen, 216

  Clarke, Kenneth, 155

  Cleminson, James, 441

  Clinton, Hillary, 256, 526

  Clinton, William ‘Bill’, 255–7, 258–9, 418

  Co-Ordination and Research Unit, 497

  Coe, Sebastian, 23, 34, 171

  Coetsee, Kobie, 386–7

  Cohen, Samantha, 8

  Cold War, 12, 24

  Coldstream Guards, 67, 271

  Coleman’s Mustard, 441

  Collins, Phil, 419

  Colonial Office, 45, 154

  Colonial Society, 151

  Colville, John ‘Jock’, 275, 276

  Colville, Richard, 44–6, 188, 190, 427

  Common Market, see European Economic Community

  Commonwealth, 8, 17, 33, 69, 138–80

  and Amin, 81, 82, 83, 84

  Anyaoku’s secretariat (1990–2000), 144, 147, 155, 162, 166, 370, 402, 409

  Association of Commonwealth Universities, 141

  Burma’s withdrawal (1948), 123

  Beekeepers’ Association, 141

  Prince of Wales, succession of, 3, 217, 464–6, 498–506

  debt-relief strategies, 155

  Enterprise and Investment Council, 167

  and Falklands War (1982), 155, 245, 377–8

  Fashion Exchange, 170

  Fiji’s suspensions (1987–97, 2000–1, 2006–14), 164, 235

  Gambia’s withdrawal (2013–18), 164

  Ghana’s accession (1957), 178

  and human rights, 141, 147, 153, 164, 167

  Ireland’s withdrawal (1949), 123

  London Declaration (1949), 124–6, 127, 222, 350

  Malaysia’s accession (1957), 178

  Maldives’ withdrawal (2016), 164

  Marlborough House HQ, 121, 143, 145, 152, 169, 311, 388–9, 395–400, 408, 474

  McKinnon’s secretariat (2000–8), 86, 156, 160, 499–500, 501

  Mozambique’s accession (1995), 166

  and Nobel Peace Prize (2018), 17

  Pakistan’s suspensions (1999–2004, 2007–8), 164

  Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust, 105, 514

  Queen Elizabeth Scholarships, 179

  Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy, 9, 179

  Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Prize, 468–9

  Queen’s Commonwealth Trust, 8–9, 107

  Queen’s Young Leaders, 9, 14, 105–8, 468, 532

  Ramphal’s secretariat (1975–90), see under Ramphal, Shridath

  Round Table, The, 401

  Rwanda’s accession (2009), 166

  Scotland’s secretariat (2016–), 126, 169, 504

  Sharma’s secretariat (2008–16), 56, 124, 125, 164, 501–2

  Smith’s secretariat (1965–75), 53, 81, 82, 143–5, 148–9, 152, 222, 311, 474

  and South Africa, 344, 374, 378, 383–90, 395–401, 403–4, 408

  Statute of Westminster (1931), 121

  Study Conferences, 509–10

  Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956), 355

  Victoria Falls speech (1947), 116–18, 119, 121, 126

  War Graves Commission, 174–8, 206, 472

  Youth Ambassador, 179

  Zimbabwe’s withdrawal (2003), 86, 164

  Commonwealth Day, 151–2, 164, 501

  Commonwealth Games, 171–4, 495, 507, 514

  1930 Hamilton, 173

  1950 Auckland, 173

  1954 Vancouver, 173, 353

  1962 Perth, 173

  1966 Kingston, 172, 228

  1970 Edinburgh, 507

  1974 Christchurch, 173

  1978 Edmonton, 172, 173, 507

  1982 Brisbane, 173

  1986 Edinburgh, 389, 394–5

  2010 Delhi, 501

  2014 Glasgow, 171, 174

  2018 Gold Coast, 174, 186

  Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings

  1971 Singapore, 81, 146–8, 222, 283, 313, 467, 474, 508

  1973 Canada, 82, 148–50, 222

  1975 Jamaica, 82, 150, 228

  1977 United Kingdom, 82–4, 150

  1979 Zambia, 36, 307–40, 377, 380

  1981 Australia, 161

  1983 India, 378, 380–81

  1985 Bahamas, 185, 344, 383–7, 397

  1986 United Kingdom, 388–90, 395–400

  1989 Malaysia, 150, 406

  1991 Zimbabwe, 155, 168, 403, 405–7

  1993 Cyprus, 54, 162, 344

  1995 New Zealand, 215–16, 414–16

  1997 Scotland, 155–6, 162, 163, 420

  1999 South Africa, 126, 420

  2003 Nigeria, 35–6, 37, 62, 156

  2007 Uganda, 21, 163

  2009 Trinidad and Tobago, 160

  2011 Australia, 213–14

  2013 Sri Lanka, 501–3

  2015 Malta, 48, 163, 225

  2017 Vanuatu (cancelled), 161, 503

  2018 United Kingdom, see London CHOGM

  Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG), 415–16

  Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference

  1948 London, 124

  1949 London, 124

  1961 London, 379

  1964 London, 143

  1965 London, 143–5

  1966 Lagos, 145

  1969 London, 222–3

  Commonwealth Study Conferences (CSC), 509–10

  Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956), 355

  Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 174–8, 206, 472

  Como, Perry, 248

  concentration camps, 433, 527

  Concorde, 90–91, 253, 284, 342, 384

  Congo, 45, 86–7, 168

  Connors, Jane, 189, 190, 197

  Constantine II, King of Greece, 511

  Cook, James, 203, 204, 361

  Cook, Robin, 157, 158, 160

  Cook Islands, 170, 171

  Cooke, Howard, 52–3

  Cool Britannia, 155, 495

  Cooney, Christy, 459

  Cooper, Simon, 451

  Copenhagen Climate Change Conference (2009), 160–61

  Coq d’Or, Le, 77

  Corbett, Jim, 128

  corgis, 39, 73, 87, 268, 411

  Cornwall, Duchess of (Camilla Parker Bowles), 69, 163, 186, 225, 467, 468, 479, 480, 483, 500

  Cornwall, Duchy of, 466

  Coronation (1953), 40, 127, 180, 193–4, 532, 348, 532

  Coronation tour (1953–4), 11, 21, 62, 127, 186, 188–98, 228, 350, 354, 473, 510, 511

  Coty, René, 280

  Council of Europe, 206

  Coventry, West Midlands, 92

  Cowen, Brian, 456

  Cowes Week, 367

  Craig, Daniel, 5

  Creswell, Michael, 27, 28

  cricket, 45, 86, 139, 155, 182, 198, 209, 406, 413

  crocodiles, 20, 21, 319

  Croix de Guer
re, 274

  Croke Park massacre (1920), 457

  Cromwell, Oliver, 454

  Crosland, Anthony, 243

  Cross, Jeremy, 470

  Crown, The, 6, 14, 137, 240, 355, 507

  Crusades, 487

  Cuba, 232, 308, 331, 508

  Cullinan Diamond, 111

  Cultural Revolution (1966–76), 435

  Cumming-Bruce, Francis, 200, 201–2

  Cundy, John, 481

  Cunningham, Andrew Browne, 31

  Cyprus, 37, 54, 162, 344

  Czech Republic, 37, 58, 423, 424

  Czechoslovakia, 89

  D-Day (1944), 26, 58, 176, 256–7, 306, 349, 368

  D’Orsi, Lucy, 74

  Dadae, Robert, 233–4

  Daimler, 147

  Dakar, Senegal, 19

  Dalai Lama, 525

  Dalí, Salvador, 72

  Dalrymple-Hamilton, North, 358

  Dargie, William, 40, 197, 198

  Davis, Reginald, 33, 43, 55, 130, 429, 477, 509

  Dawson, Bertrand, 1st Viscount Dawson of Penn, 289

  Day, Derek, 316

  Deakin, Charles, 467

  Deane, Albert ‘Dixie’, 358, 360

  Deane, William, 213

  Deaver, Michael, 248

  debt relief, 155

  Deedes, William ‘Bill’, 308

  Defender of the Faith, 153

  Delhi Commonwealth Games (2010), 501

  Delhi Durbar (1911), 130

  Dempster, Nigel, 480

  Dench, Judi, 16

  Deng Xiaoping, 434, 436

  Denmark, 74, 78–9

  Dev, Kapil, 139

  Devonshire, Duke of, see Cavendish, Andrew

  Diamond Jubilee (2012), 9, 14, 15, 25, 47, 79, 105, 216, 501, 525

  and Commonwealth, 9, 14, 170

  in Jamaica, 187, 229

  Lambeth Palace reception, 153

  in Northern Ireland, 462

  in Papua New Guinea, 233

  Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust, 105, 514

  State Coach, 342

  Vogue survey, 43

  diamonds, 111, 113, 117–19, 137, 319, 331, 411–12, 417

  Diana, Princess of Wales, 362, 515–22

  Angola visit (1997), 521

  Argentina visit (1995), 518–19

  Australia and New Zealand visit (1983), 209, 483

  Canada visit (1983), 483

  charity work, 498, 516–17, 518, 520–22, 531

  Chicago visit (1996), 519

  death (1997), 47, 157, 159, 162, 211, 258, 496–8

  divorce (1996), 466, 497, 515, 519

  and Giscard d’Estaing, 305

  Hungary visit (1990), 486

  India visit (1992), 486–7

  Italy visit (1985), 484

  Nepal visit (1993), 515

  Panorama interview (1995), 497, 519

  Russia visit (1995), 517–18

  separation from Charles (1992), 466, 487, 494, 497, 515

  South Korea visit (1992), 486, 487

  Sydney visit (1996), 519

  telephone conversation leaks (1992), 210

  and United States, 250, 258, 485, 519

  wedding to Charles (1981), 366, 372, 478, 483

 

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