Kenya's Treetops Hotel, where Elizabeth became queen, reopens after pandemic closure

The Manila Times

Kenya's Treetops Hotel, where Elizabeth became queen, reopens after pandemic closure  Kenya's Treetops Hotel, where Britain's Elizabeth became queen in 1952, has reopened after closing due to the Covid-19 pandemic, marking a new chapter in its storied history.  The iconic lodge, first opened in 1932 and perched in Aberdare National Park, overlooks a watering hole where buffaloes and elephants gather. It was here that Princess Elizabeth, during a royal tour of Kenya, learned of her father King George VI's death on February 6, 1952, ascending to the throne at the age of 25.  Framed pictures of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip adorn the walls, alongside newspaper headlines commemorating the moment that transformed the young princess into Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history.   REUTERS VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes  #worldnews #history #queenelizabeth  #kenya

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00:10I'm going to take a shower and then I'm going to get ready to go to work.

00:20I'm going to take a shower and then I'm going to get ready to go to work.

00:41The historical part of the princess being announced as a queen

00:45has brought a good rapport between Britain and Kenya.

00:49So when you talk about the circuit tourism,

00:53Treetop Lodge has brought that circuit tourism

00:58in the Abadea region because of the historical part.

01:04This is the princess Elizabeth suit.

01:07This is where we have the amenities table here.

01:11We can sit here while you are reading a book.

01:14There's a dressing mirror.

01:16And this is a place where you can sit while you're watching the animals,

01:20especially in the morning when you are sipping the coffee

01:23and the animals are licking the salt from the water hole.

01:26At Treetop Lodge we have a water hole.

01:28We say it's salt licking.

01:31So these animals, they normally come in the evening.

01:34The history with elephants, they come in families.

01:36They know their families.

01:38So you will see one family coming after the other one

01:40and they flock in during evening hours.

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