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When The Queen met Ceau葯escu

Romanian dictator, Nicolae Ceau葯escu, was the first communist leader to be given a full state visit to the UK, but it was controversial from the outset.

Nicolae Ceau葯escu was the first communist leader to be given a full state visit to the UK, but it was controversial from the outset. The Romanian president was a known dictator who ran a brutal regime, but Britain was still cash-strapped after World War Two and was desperate to build new trading partners. Dorian Galbinski was one of the main translators for the visit and he explains to Rebecca Kesby some of the background to the event.

(Photo: June 1978: Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceau葯escu rides in the state carriage with Queen Elizabeth II on his official visit to Britain. Credit: Central Press/Getty Images)

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