charix:
Since the picture was taken before 1960 it's obvious he had no choice but to attend.
The British had to keep constant check on their colonies and one good way to ensure this was inviting appointed indigenous rulers in a bid to show their subservience to Her Majesty. I'm very sure from the same source one can get pictures of Nigerian rulers representing majority of ethnic groups which produced resources of economic importance to the British.
This is not something to celebrate. If anything, to me, it's a shame from our colonial past.

Opistorincos:
That was when obas are seen as important

acenazt:
See class

Chipappii:

No be only class, na school. See those English men on suit, now thats class. Nor be to dress like masquerade. Even the swiss guard make sense pass am.

Chipappii:

No be only class, na school. See those English men on suit, now thats class. Nor be to dress like masquerade. Even the swiss guard make sense pass am.

ArmedRobber:
Alake of Abeokuta (Egbaland) Oba Ladapo Ademola II
arriving at the coronation of King George VI of England London on 12 of May 1937

nerodenero:
It's "class" that a Whiteman is dressed in suit and "masquerade" you called the way the black man is dressed!!! You are not thinking straight.

From the picture, the Blackman was respected, hence the invite and fast-forward to 2016, Chipappii's comment shows he is still a slave to the white.

Seun4FastLoans:
Egba re wa

SIRTee15:


how do u expect a Yoruba royalty to dress.........
[s]wake up Bro......
slavery n colonialism left our shores decades ago.....
emancipate urself from mental colonialism disturbing ur spirit........[/s]

coolebux:
They invite am?

profolaolu:
Another dog barking d moon . Pls who get d pic where dog dey use telescope pls help me add it

Chipappii:

No be only class, na school. See those English men on suit, now thats class. Nor be to dress like masquerade. Even the swiss guard make sense pass am.

Chipappii:

No be only class, na school. See those English men on suit, now thats class. Nor be to dress like masquerade. Even the swiss guard make sense pass am.

verygudbadguy:


Inferiority complex. Una no dey ever appreciate una own thing. Always falling for anything white even if its fake.

Chipappii:

No be only class, na school. See those English men on suit, now thats class. Nor be to dress like masquerade. Even the swiss guard make sense pass am.

ATERI:


Obas were seen as important in 1937 by whom? By the under-privileged children of Yorubaland they were selling to the white man as slaves?

seguno2:


What class can a slave have in front of his masterS
You can imagine the laughter the ORDINARY and not-so-ordinary English folks will have about the African King and his primitive people.

GogetterMD:

How dem take travel? By sea or flight? Just asking ni o

jidxin:
wow is dz how foooolsh u are? u don't value ur cultural heritage ... u re so lost nd insensitive

Chipappii:

Which kind inferiority. Oga appreciating boarding a taxi over trekking now makes you inferior because the whites introduced it? Drop the prejudice abeggi

Chipappii:

No be only class, na school. See those English men on suit, now thats class. Nor be to dress like masquerade. Even the swiss guard make sense pass am.

ATERI:


Yea, putting on tick jackets and suits in the baking sun of Africa would only mean class to you!

jidxin:
no u lack sense of judgement nd ur argument nd dz illustration is so out of place....so u mean we should all be on suit I think ur ability to think is so myopic nd still under western colonisation u may not be aware of it cos bot ur consciousness nd subconsciousness is under subjugation

Chipappii:

Which kind inferiority. Oga appreciating boarding a taxi over trekking now makes you inferior because the whites introduced it? Drop the prejudice abeggi

rudekidd:


By 1937, slave trade had ended.. slave trade ended in 1808

slimfresh:

Judging by your approach I can see that you are ladened with inferiority complex. The suit you're talking about is part of their dressing culture, learn to appreciate and cherish what you have not gloating on other people's........it's people like you that helped foster slavery back then, you'll be given mirror for 100 able bodied men and gullible as I presumed you could have been you would have seen it as class just like you're seeing suit as class over the traditional attire.....YOUR SHALLOWNESS IS APPALLING. (no offence meant, I couldn't help but tell you the naked truth)

verygudbadguy:


Look at the picture very well and imagine the respect the king commanded. In 1937, Nigeria was far ahead of this white guys. But our inferiority complex made us to be where we are today.

Chipappii:
if ur mind was as musch myopic and u didn't lack comprehension ability, you would have noticed that i neva disputed his class or school or whatever.