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'The Marcos mythical yarn of royal friendship is just social climbing, at our own expense.' ThoughtLeaders
What are the facts? The facts come from declassified British intelligence cables that were in the year 2001. Since then, a host of media organizations worldwide have referenced the information because of its titillating topic – the Imelda Marcos demand to see Queen Elizabeth.
British secret cables were on point about her: “She tends to behave impulsively and thoughtlessly when abroad, showing neither consideration, nor social discipline, nor even an elementary awareness of public relations.” The first problem about her request was the Queen’s schedule. As a rule, the Queen very rarely received courtesy callers while in Balmoral. The family-owned castle was her happy place where she chilled out from state duties.
She had another request: she demanded that she bring along her 12-year-old son who had just entered Worth Abbey prep school. Again, that was taboo per the Queen’s rules. As a norm, the Queen in solo received courtesy callers solo. After all, this was not in the course of an official state visit.British ambassador to Manila John Curle knew that in the Philippines nobody says no to Imelda Marcos. “She acts like a spoilt beauty queen,” he advised the British Foreign Office.
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