Yingluck to meet Queen Elizabeth II in London

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Yingluck to meet Queen Elizabeth II in London

Published: 11 Nov 2012 at 01.55
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Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will have an audience with Queen Elizabeth II in London, said Pasan Teparak, Thai ambassador to the United Kingdom.

Ms Yingluck will visit the United Kingdom on Tuesday and Wednesday following British Prime Minister David Cameron's invitation, the ambassador said.

During her visit, she will be granted an audience with Queen Elizabeth.

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OldThaiHand
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Discussion 35 : 12 Nov 2012 at 00.0335
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Far too much is being made of this. It shows the Thais inherent inferiority complex, that they have to get worked up about a fairly routine event in QEII's daily schedule.

She met Robert Mugabe at one time and even knighted him. Yet, she recently stripped him of his knighthood.

QEII meets all manner of people from scoundrels to saints.
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Discussion 34 : 11 Nov 2012 at 23.0934
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I am think that Thailand has become great nation very important to the world. Like same level as USA and UK, that is why Queen of England want to meet Thai PM. We should all be proud ka.
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Discussion 33 : 11 Nov 2012 at 20.4933
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Should some one send the Queen an email explaining some home truths about PM Yingluck and here government and brother.
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Discussion 32 : 11 Nov 2012 at 19.5432
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Let us hope that Lizzie will explain to the PM that she does not need to force her citizens to love her by threatening any hint of less than perfect adulation with 15 years in prison.
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Discussion 31 : 11 Nov 2012 at 18.1431
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Britian and the U.S at one time, welcomed Saddam Hussein, they welcomed Gaddafi too and ofcourse Assad of Syria. But when they did find out what these honored guests were up to or what they would not do for the U.S or Britain - you saw the results in recent months or years. This is not an honor at all, it is a move from the U.S and U.K to seduce, mould, loot and tame Thailand the way they want Thailand to be.
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Discussion 30 : 11 Nov 2012 at 17.4330
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@ Discussion 4 (Nicholas):

A curtsy or “révérence” is not the same as a kowtow.
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Discussion 29 : 11 Nov 2012 at 17.3929
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Once the meeting takes place it will become obvious for what reasons. Maybe it has more to do with the countries relationships rather than any one individuals popularity. Yingluck just happens to be the lucky PM and everyone should be proud of her.
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Discussion 28 : 11 Nov 2012 at 17.0128
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I remember when Banharn referred to her as Queen Elizabeth Taylor. ;-)
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Discussion 27 : 11 Nov 2012 at 16.4527
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domdunn(D23):
You may well be right, I'm no expert in these matters, however I had assumed that it would be correct diplomatic protocol for a visiting Head of State to meet the Queen. I'm not sure that the same procedure is automatically followed for a Head of Government, wouldn't they normally just meet with the UK Prime Minister?. Anyway, it's good for Thailand's international image.
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Discussion 26 : 11 Nov 2012 at 16.3726
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bkposter #8 "I believe the PT did win the election and did win it fairly. ( but used government hand outs to do it)" Now which way is it, this is a contradictory statement, you can't have it both.
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