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Queen Elaine Lawler is from Gateshead, England. When Elaine and John Lawler got married in June 2006, the village decided to bestow the honour on Mrs Lawler. Elaine Lawler was made queen in front of thousands of well-wishers.
In a tradition known as the Enstoolment Ceremony, Queen Elaine received blessings before being presented with her official tribal clothing - golden slippers, a Kente woven toga and her golden crown.
Elaine then sat on her golden stool for the first time. Queen Elaine Lawler was also given a Ghanaian name Mama Amenyo Nyowu Sika.
This translates as "people are more important than gold". After Queen Elaine Lawler was crowned she said "lieutenant was totally overwhelming, but the people were so friendly and it was a wonderful privilege to be made queen".
