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Mama Ngina (Ngina Kenyatta); Queen Elizabeth II; Jomo Kenyatta

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Mama Ngina (Ngina Kenyatta); Queen Elizabeth II; Jomo Kenyatta

by Patrick Lichfield
cibachrome print on card mount, 1970s
8 1/8 in. x 11 1/2 in. (207 mm x 291 mm)
Purchased, 1986
Photographs Collection
NPG x29566

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  • Moorhouse, Paul and Cannadine, David (appreciation), The Queen: Art and Image, 2011 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 17 May to 21 October 2012), p. 94 Read entry

    The Queen is seen here with Jomo Kenyatta, the first Premier and President of the Republic of Kenya, and his wife. As overseas representative, the Queen was actively involved in making foreign visits and receiving visitors, but during the early 1970s this role brought her into conflict with Edward Heath, her Prime Minister at that time. Heath was a passionate European who took a different view about maintaining relations with the Commonwealth and with African states.

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  • Place made and portrayed: Kenya (Nairobi)

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Current affairs

Edward 'Ted' Heath wins a surprise victory for the Conservative party at the general election, becoming Prime Minister. Opinion polls had predicted a comfortable Labour victory, but with a failing economy, the Tories snatched a narrow last minute majority.

Art and science

Germaine Greer publishes The Female Eunuch, an influential feminist text arguing that women's sexuality and capacity for action are repressed by the family and their roles in society. Greer suggested that women should get to know their bodies and become empowered by their sexuality. The book was an international best seller.

International

Four aircraft are hijacked by Palestinian terrorists. The planes were landed in Cairo, Jordan and London and the hijackers demanded the release of Political Prisoners in exchange for the hostages. Several prisoners were returned and three of the planes were blown up after most of the hostages were release.
Four students are shot dead by national guardsmen during a protest against the Vietnam War in America.

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