President Adama Barrow called Queen Elizabeth II ‘the Queen of England’ in an apparent diplomatic blunder.
The president posted to his Barrow PORG Facebook page on Friday to send ‘heartfelt’ condolences to Queen Elizabeth II on the death of her husband, Prince Philip. Philip died on Friday aged 99.
In his message however, the president addressed Queen Elizabeth as ‘Her Majesty the Queen of England’.
Some Gambians picked up on the mistake and tried correcting him.
One said: “Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. That’s her official designation. Not merely Queen of England.
“Again, when you write for and on behalf of the Head of State, do it diligently. No room for mediocrity.”
Another said: “Queen of the United Kingdom(Britain), not just England…why do you always got basic facts wrong, Mr President?”
The president is yet to correct the error. The president also misspelt Prince Philip’s name, writing it as Phillip.
The president repeated the mistake on Twitter.
On Twitter, one commented: “Queen of England? The official account of the president lol'”
Another said: “Who the hell is handling this account?”
