#AnanseTimeTravels#AnanseTimeTravels: The Queen's Visit In 1961
"I am not a film star," said the Queen of England to Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. "I am the head of the Commonwealth—and I am paid to face any risks that may be involved. Nor do I say this lightly. Do not forget that I have three children."
Thus Queen Elizabeth II agreed with Macmillan last week when he conveyed to her his Cabinet's advice that she should carry out her royal visit to Ghana, despite a spate of bombing incidents in Accra protesting the rule of Kwame Nkrumah.
Perhaps the worlds most power woman, the young Queen Elizabeth took a trip to Ghana in 1961; four years after the sub-saharan nation had gained independence from her colony. This visit witnessed parades and and festivals in her honor. With kings, queen-mothers, princes and a host of other nobles present to pay homage to the ruler of the commonwealth, Ananse chose not to be left out; and as a time traveler, he brought back a piece of the future.
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