The trouble began when a British offer to mediate a dispute between India and Pakistan was seen as meddling. Next, the queen irked critics by failing to apologize for the 1919 British massacre at Amritsar of 2,000 Indians–a figure Prince Philip called ““vastly exaggerated.’’ The trip ended with a shouting match between Indian police and British diplomats.
At home, P.M. Tony Blair gallantly trumpeted the tour’s ““success stories.’’ The word from the palace: the queen found her visit ““entirely satisfactory.''
