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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>You\u2019re a president visiting Buckingham Palace and you\u2019re about to meet the Queen\u2026 only for the military officer guarding the door to announce you as president of the wrong country.<\/b><\/p>\n

That\u2019s what happened to Ian Khama, who was introduced to the Queen, with much fanfare, as the president of Zimbabwe instead of Botswana.<\/p>\n

He told Africa Daily\u2019s Alan Kasujja about the slightly surreal experience: \u201cI looked at him to see, why would he do that? Why would he say that? And then I immediately looked at the Queen to see what her reaction would be.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Queen gave no reaction at all.<\/p>\n

But as Mr Khama sat down beside her, she told him not to worry about the mix-up and explained the officer was new and probably “overwhelmed by the occasion”.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe knew I wasn\u2019t the president of Zimbabwe, she knew who I was. She made a nice, pleasant excuse for him in case I\u2019d taken offence.<\/p>\n

“She was that kind of person. And when you hear how the prime minister goes and briefs her each week you might think: \u201cIs he wasting his time? Is she really up to speed with domestic and world affairs? And I can tell you she is, and she was very much aware of what was going on.\u201d<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Botswana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Botswana. You\u2019re a president visiting Buckingham Palace and you\u2019re about to meet the Queen\u2026 only for the military officer guarding the door to announce you as president of the wrong country. 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