Queen Elizabeth hid in a bush at Buckingham Palace to avoid seeing Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu in 1978 during a state visit
Yet even before he arrived in Britain, the communist dictator — who led Romania from 1965 until his execution in 1989 — was deeply unpopular with the U.K. public.
Despite the outward display of warmth and friendship, however, it led to just about the most less-than-regal moment in the Queen’s long reign.Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Nobody knows if Ceaușescu spotted the Queen hiding in the foliage. It is clear, however, that the British government was made crystal clear that the monarch disapproved of the state event.PEOPLE to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!
It's not just Ceaușescu who caused the Queen problems during a state occasion. Five years earlier, the visit of President Mobutu of Zaire also strained her diplomatic skills when it emerged that his wife Marie-Antoinette had smuggled her pet dog through customs for the visit.
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