The British Broadcasting Corporation(BBC) has aired a new documentary, revisiting a moment  Queen Elizabeth danced with Ghana's first  President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

The Queen visited Accra in 1961, four years after Nkrumah led Ghana gained independence from her country, showing her passion for the Commonwealth

In a new BBC documentary The Queen: Her Commonwealth Story, Ghanaian historian Nat Nunoo-Amarteifio revealed to presenter George Alagiah just how significant the moment was.

'Here is our president being respected enough by the Queen of England for her to put her arms around him,' he said.

'She was fairly graceful. She danced like a white woman, but a good white woman.'

The monarch famously danced the foxtrot with Ghana's first president as a symbolic act, after he appeared ready to reject the Commonwealth in favour of links with Soviet Russia.

He added: 'It was a gallant decision [for her to come to Ghana] because the Commonwealth could have easily become an almost white-only club.

'It was vitally important that Nkrumah stayed in to cement the loyalty of Ghana to the whole Commonwealth idea.'

The monarch famously danced the foxtrot with Ghana's first president as a symbolic act in 1961 

The monarch famously danced the foxtrot with Ghana's first president as a symbolic act in 1961

The visit was designed to strengthen the country's ties to the Commonwealth as the president was courting the Soviets 

The visit was designed to strengthen the country's ties to the Commonwealth as the president was courting the Soviets

The monarch also visited the President’s old school where the Ghanaian historian was a student there at the time.

The Queen had been meant to go to Ghana earlier than her 1961 trip, but had fallen pregnant with Prince Andrew something which she made light of much to the delight of her fellow guests during a dinner in honour of her visit.

Source:ghanaguardian.com