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Queen Elizabeth II spoke by video conference with students studying space, reminding them of the importance of returning to Earth and telling them about the first person to ever go into space: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the Associated Press reported, quoted by BTA.
The queen who invited Gagarin to Buckingham Palace shortly after his historic escape in 1961., the children asked what kind of person was the pioneer in the field of space flight, it is clear from the details of the conversation broadcast by the palace.
“Russian,” he replied with a smile, and his listeners laughed.
“He didn’t speak English. He was lovelyI think it was really fascinating to be the first. “
Photo: Buckingham Palace via AP / BTA
Space expert Maggie Aderin-Pocock, who hosted the video session on the occasion of British Science Week, added that it must have been horrible being the first person in space and not knowing what would happen. The Queen agreed and added that it really is very important to be able to return to Earth.
The group gave the queen a set of masks with the rover “Perseverance”sent from NASA headquarters to the royal family. Professor Caroline Smith of the Museum of Natural History has requested that one of the masks be presented to Prince Philip, the queen’s wife, due to her long-standing interest in space science and exploration. The 99-year-old prince is recovering in a London hospital after undergoing heart surgery.
Photo: Buckingham Palace via AP / BTA
The conversation with students at Thomas Jones Primary School in West London took place on Wednesday, but was announced only today. The past week has been difficult for Elizabeth II after the royal family was rocked by accusations of racism and callousness from Prince Harry and Megan. But despite the scandal, the queen continued to perform her duties as usual, as she has for decades. Scientists at the Space Museum in London told him about NASA’s rover mission and discussed one find: pieces of a meteorite, discovered this week in England.
