Interview with Professor Steven Hooper re Queen Visit to Fiji Exhibition

Professor Stephen Hooper discusses the Queen's visit to an exhibition related to Fiji, highlighting her personal connection and the cultural ties between the UK and Fiji. The visit included a Fijian welcome, emphasizing the historical and colonial links between the two nations. The Queen's role in the Commonwealth and her personal relationships with its countries are also explored.

What was the main reason for the Queen's visit to the exhibition?

• To meet with the President of Fiji

• To see the exhibition and her personal connection to Fiji

• To announce a new royal tour

• To inaugurate a new research center

How did the Fijian community contribute to the Queen's ceremonial welcome?

• By hosting a Fijian food festival

• By presenting a Fijian art exhibition

• By arranging a Fijian choir and Warrior guards

• By organizing a traditional dance

What was unique about Fiji's colonial history with the UK?

• Fiji was never a British colony

• Fiji was taken over by force

• Fiji was a part of the British Empire for only a year

• Fiji requested to become a British colony

In what year did Fiji gain independence from the UK?

• 1980

• 1953

• 1970

• 1874

What role does the Queen perceive herself as having in relation to Commonwealth countries?

• As a financial advisor

• As a ceremonial figurehead

• As a political leader

• As an embodied high chief with personal ties