RARE PHOTO - The only person in history Queen Elizabeth has ever bowed before.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip bowing before Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia and his wife, Empress Menen Asfew.
As far as it’s known Queen Elizabeth has never bowed before anybody else till this day. The Queen and Prince Phillip met the Ethiopian ruler Haile Selassie I, during a visit to Ethiopia In 1955. The photographs where captured during the Ethiopian Emperors Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1955 for Life Magazine by celebrity photographer at the time Alfred Eisenstaedt.
Royal protocol dictates the Queen is bowed to by those who greet her, including members of her own Royal Family. The Queen occasionally greets close friends with a kiss on the cheeks or a handshake. However, Queen Elizabeth broke the rules and bent her knee before the late Ethiopian Emperor, Haile Selassie I.
Queen Elizabeth has been on the throne for 68 years and in that time she has rarely bowed to anyone. The Queen and Prince Phillip broke protocol and extended royal courtesy to a monarch of an African nation. The British Monarchy adhere to Christianity and the late Ethiopian Emperor was wildly considered as The Messiah. The second coming of Christ. Worshipped as a prophet of God. Haile Selassie lineage can be traced back to the Solomon dynasty. A biblical bloodline that can be traced to Jesus. Queen Elizabeth broke protocol and extended Haile Selassie hounor of the highest regard. The Queen is of Christian faith, however she has never bowed to The Pope, the most God Elected figure in the Catholic Church.
Haile Selassie I wasn’t just considered earthly royalty. He was received to his people as ‘God incarnation’. As Ethiopian tradition dictates, all rulers of the throne must have traceable lineage to a biblical house. He is a direct descendant of King Solomon and The Queen of Sheba which makes him also a descendant of Jesus. The House of Solomon can be traced to King David. Therefore making Haile Selassie of ‘spiritual royalty’, essentially kin of Jesus. The entomology of Haile Selassie name means "Power of the Trinity". Haile Selassie's full title in office was "By the Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Elect of God".