Queen Elizabeth II’s interpreter during her Chiang Mai visit in 1972 revealed

[snoop1130]

 

A 101-year-old former teacher at a school in Chiang Mai province served as interpreter for Britain’s late Queen Elizabeth II when she visited the northern province in 1972.

 

According to a Facebook post by one of her relatives, the woman is Srithong Areewong, a former headmistress of the Dara Academy in Chiang Mai.

 

Srithong was found to be the only person in Chiang Mai at the time who could speak English fluently and was assigned the duty to serve as the interpreter for the late Queen.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/queen-elizabeth-iis-interpreter-during-her-chiang-mai-visit-in-1972-revealed/

 

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[hotchilli]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

A 101-year-old former teacher at a school in Chiang Mai province served as interpreter for Britain’s late Queen Elizabeth II when she visited the northern province in 1972.

And?

[AsianAtHeart]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Srithong was found to be the only person in Chiang Mai at the time who could speak English fluently

Interesting.  How times have changed!

[Ombra]

It is surprising to learn that no-one from the Embassy or the Chiang Mai Consulate could act as an interpreter.

[Artben]

This is news???

[goldenbrwn1]

2 hours ago, Artben said:

This is news???

At least you can talk about it. 

[BTB1977]

She was just revealed today? No one knew her in 1972?  Guess it's been a secret all these years. 

[featography]

6 hours ago, goldenbrwn1 said:

At least you can talk about it. 

At least its not doom and gloom bad news. I call that a nice change. 

[Mac Mickmanus]

9 hours ago, Artben said:

This is news???

When you read the thread heading before you  openned it, what did you think that this thread would be about ?

[NeoDinosaw]

13 hours ago, Ombra said:

It is surprising to learn that no-one from the Embassy or the Chiang Mai Consulate could act as an interpreter.

I arrived in Chiang Mai in 1972 but after Queen Elizabeth had left.  There were large number of Thai staff at CMU who spoke fluent English.  Surely these must also have been somebody at the British Consulate who was fluent in Thai !!

[Sparktrader]

12 hours ago, Artben said:

This is news???

101yo yes

Older than Queen, speaks more languages than Queen.

[Mac Mickmanus]

7 hours ago, BTB1977 said:

She was just revealed today? No one knew her in 1972?  Guess it's been a secret all these years. 

No its significant now because the Queen has died and this story involved Thailand 

[Mark1066]

20 hours ago, Sparktrader said:

101yo yes

Older than Queen, speaks more languages than Queen.

How do you know she spoke more languages than QEII and how is that even relevant? She spoke two languages fluently and 4 others less fluently - so presumably this 101-year-old woman speaks at least 7 languages?

[Boomer6969]

13 minutes ago, Mark1066 said:

She spoke two languages fluently and 4 others less fluently - so presumably this 101-year-old woman speaks at least 7 languages?

Indeed, I loved her adorable, so sexy, accent when she spoke French.

[Sydebolle]

So what ????  

I am absolutely sure the Embassy, the Foreign Office or the Royal Household had their own translation experts on hand ....... 

Only one English speaker in CNX fifty years ago - what a surprise ????