Thanks for this! I was one of the school children at the airport. The Queen and Prince Philip came over to say hello to us and I just remember that she had pink lipstick stuck on her front tooth :-)
I was just 8 yrs I saw at the Town Hall Colombo a motorcade in April 1954 , the Queen's Royal Tour to Ceylon l She was in Sri Lanka for 8 days covering many areas Again I saw the Queen visited Sri Lanka in 1981 at the Town Hall Colombo with my daughter son and wife Queen did not attend Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting held in Sri Lanka held in November 2013 Prince Charles deputised the Queen Sir John Kotelawala was PM in 1954 JR Jayawardena was the President in 1981 and Mahida R was the President in 2013 CHOGM was held in 2013 I visited United Kingdom Birmingham 9:14 9:14 9:14 to see my Sister and her family then I had an opportunity to see the Queen while she was travelling
Heart touching moment , This was my first TV memory when I was 7 yrs(1981) , broadcasted via small television , placed on a stage at adjunction of Galle town , Thank you so much sharing brought me 42 yrs back in life , thanks Dr. Saman Dissanayake/Galle
I think we were a rich country at that era. Unfortunately still we stagnated without development. Other nations who were in the same economic situation have gone ahead passing us. Poor Sri Lanka 😞 Really sad about this. Still we are a developing country while other countries developed
You are right ......we have to change ..for sure .........what a collapsed rupee ...we can do nothing with it ....but it should be done within limits preserving our cultural values and finally ..long live the queen 💚💚💚
While watching this video, youtube recommends another video of the same Queen's visit in 1954. It will be awkward to see another video if Queen of England visit Sri Lanka in 2020.
I went to the top of our lane down Horton Place in the night . According to her programme she was going to attend a function . She waved at me when her car came down the road finally .
.. uhh u r wrong too.. actually it should be Queen's tour of Sri Lanka.. and also pointing out a mistake is good but making fun of it.. is not a such good quality..
What an ipmortant comment ! It means that you know our authentic history. Our leaders brought this woman and respected her as if she had donated her country to us many years ago. Curse them for distorting our history (Jambuddeepaya) !
J.R. Jayawardane had been the president of Sri Lanka until R. Premadasa took over in January 1989. Mr. Jayawardane died in 1996 at the age of 90. Queen's previous visit to the island had been in the days of Ceylon in early 1950s, almost 3 decades prior to this second visit, when she herself had been the head of state here and Sir John Kothalawala had been the prime minister (the head of government).
Wow see how nicely Mrs elena jayawardene greets the queen she does not bend her knee to the queen . Unlike the time that mangala s instructed Mrs mithripala siriseena who bend her knee for the British crown in their visit . I studied in Britain but will never bend my knee to the British crown ...but will get up from my seat for a srilankan old lady or pregnant srilankan women gladly.