The Queen has called unspecified Chinese officials “very rude” in a video released by the Buckingham Palace on May 11.
Queen Elizabeth II made the remarks during a conversation with Metropolitan Police commander Lucy D'Orsi on the palace’s lawn on May 10.
The Queen was introduced to D'Orsi by the Earl Peel, the head of the royal household.
Peel said D'Orsi was the top commander during the Chinese state visit in October 2015 and “was seriously, seriously undermined by the Chinese, but she managed to hold her own and remain in command.”
“Oh, bad luck,” the Queen, 90, replied.
D'Orsi, encouraged by Peel to tell her story, said the visit by Xi Jinping, the leader of the Chinese communist regime, “was quite a testing time” for her.
She said that at one point unspecified members of the Chinese delegation “walked out of Lancaster House” and told her “the trip was off.”
“They were very rude to the ambassador,” the Queen said, referring to the British ambassador to China, Barbara Woodward.
“They were,” D'Orsi said. “Barbara, she was with me, and they walked out on both of us.”
“Extraordinary,” said the Queen.
“It was very rude and very undiplomatic, I thought,” D'Orsi said.
