A new biography of Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin says the first man in space violated British royal protocol during his visit to England in 1961.
The Guardian has the story that biographer Lev Danilkin claims Yuri Gagarin touched Queen Elizabeth‘s knee during breakfast at Buckingham Palace.
Well, honestly, who hasn’t done that? I think it was part of the tour up until about 2003.
Anyway, as part of the celebration over Gagarin’s accomplishments in outer space, Who2 presents an illustrated re-enactment of Gagarin’s time in London:
From the Who2 blog:
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