Photo shows Queen Elizabeth II being carried across a river by African porters.
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No, this photo doesn’t show African porters carrying queen over river
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- This photo, taken when Elizabeth was a child, shows a European traveler being carried across a river by African porters in Senegal. It doesn’t show the queen.
Public grief over the death of Queen Elizabeth II has fanned anger over Britain’s colonial legacy in Africa, but in some cases that has led to misinformation, like this wrongly captioned image.
Another photograph being shared on social media is also being described as showing Elizabeth. In the picture, seven Black men lift a wooden cart that carries a woman passenger over what looks like a river.
"This is who y’all telling to rest in peace?" one account sharing the photo said. "Go to HELL Queen Elizabeth."
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Facebook post, Sept. 8, 2022
Reuters, Mixed feelings among some in Africa for Queen Elizabeth, Sept. 10, 2022
BBC, Queen Elizabeth II and Africa: In pictures, Sept. 10, 2022
BBC, Senegal profile - Timeline, May 14, 2018
AFP photo, Jan. 1, 1930
BBC, Queen Elizabeth II: Her life before she took the crown, Sept. 9, 2022
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