The Governor General of Canada helped the British Queen Elizabeth down the stairs and eventually broke Royal Protocol by touching the elbow of the monarch.
David Johnston, the Queen's representative in Canada, said he is concerned that the monarch "stumbles" during a visit to Canada House in London on Wednesday. The photo, shot outside the building, which houses the high Commission of Canada one can see how Johnson touches the hands of the Queen when she walks down the steps.
"Of course, I am aware of the Protocol," said David Johnston in an interview with CNN partner CBC News after a visit to mark the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation. "I just wanted to make sure that Queen Elizabeth will not stumble on the stairs."
"A little bit uncomfortable that during the descent from the Canadian house to Trafalgar square was the carpet which was a bit slippery, and so I thought that perhaps it would be wise to forget about the Protocol to be sure that the Queen will not stumble", - he explained. Although the official web site of the Royal family said that "no obligatory codes of behavior" during a meeting with the Queen, touching the monarch out of the handshake is unusual, and is guaranteed to cause concern.
In 2009, when then-first lady Michelle Obama hugged Queen Elizabeth, this gesture caused surprise in the British media, although later at Buckingham Palace revealed that there was no violation of Protocol, calling the embrace "mutual and spontaneous display of love and appreciation" ".
Time Johnston as Governor General, must end in the fall, and his visit to the British capital this week was kind of a "farewell" with the monarch.
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