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Is there any record of a African royalty coming to meet the British court and staying on as advisory role.  And then the power shifted and this emmissary was then neglected or worse.  Not at all sure when, other than pre-Victorian.

Thank you very much.

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No, Cid, there is no record of that.  The only time African royalty would come to court would be to meet the monarch and Royal Family.  No government would allow a foreign sovereign to act in an advisory capacity.

Queen Victoria did have a personal servant who was from India (the Munshi) who caused quite a stir late in her reign.  It was though that he advised the queen and there were many who aligned against him and his influence.  He was not royalty.

Sincerely,

Joseph Logue

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I am knowledgeable about English history from about 1400 to 1688, and then from the reign of Victoria (after 1837). I have a particular interest in the monarchy and dynastic relations of Europe from 1800 onwards. I cannot answer questions regarding the latter Stuarts, the early Hanovers, and the politics of the 18th century.

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Undergraduate degree in British history.
Lifelong interest, and over 25 years of personal study.
Oxford University: History of the British Monarchy

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BA/History
MS/Library and Information Science
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Graduated with distinction from the Program for European Studies (UMass Boston).

Awards and Honors
Graduated with distinction from the Program for European Studies (UMass Boston).

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