Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom has died after 96 long years on this rock planet. She ascended the throne in 1952, just eight years before Nigeria finally became independent from the colonial grips of her British empire.
We look at her relationship with Nigeria through the lenses of many cameras over the decades.
1956: Queen Elizabeth II’s first time in Nigeria
Queen Elizabeth’s first excursion visit to Nigeria happened in 1956. She spent 20 days after landing on January 28th, making a lit entrance in this borrow-pose Rolls Royce:
Here are a lot of black and white pictures from the visit:
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The Queen got some colourful pictures too:
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And she had adoring fans at the time too, or people who just needed to make their urgent ₦2k:
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2003: Queen Elizabeth II’s reunion with Nigeria
Queen Elizabeth visited Nigeria a second time for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) summit in 2003. She spent only two days, so you only get two pictures from her visit.
President Olusegun Obasanjo played host:
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Handshakes with Nigerian presidents
President Obasanjo was Nigeria’s only democratic president to host Queen Elizabeth, but she hosted others in her country.
Like President Yar’Adua:
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President Jonathan and his orange juice:
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She also shook hands with this guy:
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…on more than one occasion:
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And then, there was this one time she synced in formation with the Nigerian High Commissioner, George Oguntade:
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