A photograph of Ghanaian gospel singer,
Herty Borngreat, and her husband, in a pose with a life-like wax figure
of the Queen of England and her Royal family at the Madame Tussauds
museum in London, has generated heated controversy in some circles in
the country.
The photos, first published on the
musician's facebook page, 'Herty Borngreat Music', caught the attention
of some journalists who churned out news reports claiming that Herty had
met the Queen, toured the Burkimham Palace and interacted with the
Royal Family.
The publications generated uproar and huge
controversy on whether Herty was using the photos with the wax images of
the Royal family to deceive her fans that she had actually met the
queen.
"I have never said or written anywhere that
I had met the Queen and taken photos with her. Madam Tussauds is a very
popular wax museum and that was where I took the photos, so if some
journalists saw the photos on my face- book page and decided to write
stories saying I had met the Queen and .taken a tour of Burkimham
Palace, why am I the one receiving the insults when I have neither
granted any interview nor said anywhere I had met the Queen," Herty told
NEWS-ONE on Tuesday.
Herty explained that she and her husband,
Rev. Daniel Ofori Borngreat, were in London on holidays when they
visited the Madame Tussauds museum and took photos with the wax
sculptures of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Prince William, Kate
Middleton, Pope Francis and other renowned world leaders they had
admiration for.
She said they had no intention whatsoever of using the photos to deceive her fans.
"It is very common for people to take
photos with the wax figures of people in the museum and we also did same
just like any other person. Yes, we put one of the photos on our social
page and said, 'God will position you in greater heights in life
without much struggle.. .if you believe, type Amen.' We did not say I
met the Queen, so I am surprised people have taken this simple thing and
are running with it in a negative way.
"I understand that I am in showbiz and not
everyone would like me. But taking the hate campaign to my husband and
family is below the belt," Herty added.
The said photo, as at Tuesday afternoon had attracted 41,572 comments on Herty Borngreat's facebook page.
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