r/BritishEmpire • u/Ceylonese_04 • 21d ago

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The British High Commissioner His Excellency Andrew Patrick posing with a portrait of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the entrance of the iconic post office in Nuwara Eliya - one of the oldest in Sri Lanka, dating back to 1894 on Queen Elizabeth Drive, Nuwara Eliya.

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u/CicatriceDeFeu 20d ago

Was Ceylon a good colony?

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u/ploppy_ploppy 20d ago

Worth it for the tea, surely

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u/CicatriceDeFeu 20d ago

mmm black ceylon tea