The Queen welcomes Jacob Zuma after his barbaric Africans comments

Published: 2:02PM GMT 03 March 2010

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The politician and his mother kicked off their three-day state revisit to Britain with the Horse Guards Parade in London"s Whitehall.

The dual heads of state met on a dais flashy with the inhabitant colours of South Africa and watched by Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister, and the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall.

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Amongst the alternative comparison total introduced to the presidential integrate were Foreign Secretary David Miliband and Home Secretary Alan Johnson. Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup - head of the Armed Forces - led the comparison troops officers.

Downing Street declined to criticism on reports that Mr Zuma had indicted the British of seeking down on South Africans.

In an talk with South Africa"s Independent journal organisation prior to long prior to he flew to the UK, Mr Zuma said: "When the British came to the nation they pronounced all we did was barbaric, was wrong, defective in whatever way.

"Bear in mind that I"m a leisure warrior and I fought to free myself, additionally for my enlightenment to be respected.

"And I don"t know because they are stability meditative that their enlightenment is some-more higher than others, those who competence have pronounced so.

"I am really transparent on these issues, I"ve not looked down on any enlightenment of anyone, and no one has been since an management to decider others.

"The British have finished that before, as they colonised us, and they go on to do this, and it"s an hapless thing."

It is accepted Mr Zuma"s comments came in reply to contention in the UK media of his polygamous lifestyle.

Asked for the Prime Minister"s reply to the comment, Mr Brown"s orator pronounced only: "We are really most seeking brazen to welcoming the head of state of South Africa.

Mr Zuma, 67, tied together his third mother Thobeka Madiba, 36, a former bank clerk, in Jan and she was selected to attend with him on the revisit to Britain.

After South Africa"s important inhabitant anthem - Nkosi Sikelel" iAfrika - was played by the Band of the Grenadier Guards the Duke escorted the boss to check 101 men of Nijmegen Company of the Grenadier Guards.

The Duke and President walked briskly past the servicemen prior to returning to the dais where the Queen, ready to go in a distinguished violet Stewart Parvin cloak with bullion phony buttons and relating hat, waited to take her guest to Buckingham Palace.

The way along the Mall by the Monarch and the presidential integrate was a festive event as they were accompanied by a mounted Sovereign"s Escort supposing by the Household Cavalry"s Life Guards and Blues and Royals.

The Queen rode in the expensively flashy Australian State manager with the boss whilst Mrs Zuma, who had been smiling via the ceremony, was assimilated by the Duke in the Scottish State coach.

The alternative dignitaries together with Charles and Camilla, comparison members of the Royal Household and comparison total from Mr Zuma"s celebration followed at the back of in a array of Landau carriages.