Queen's comments, which were aired today, were recorded by an official royal cameraman during a Buckingham Palace garden party and were unusual because she never comments publicly on political matters.
The 90-year-old Queen was discussing Chinese officials' treatment of Britain's ambassador to China Barbara Woodward during President Xi Jinping's visit to the UK last October.
The camera caught Scotland Yard Commander Lucy D'Orsi telling the Queen that arranging the state visit for President Xi had been a "testing time" and that (Chinese) officials had walked out of a meeting, saying the trip was off.
The Queen went on to say that members of the Chinese delegation "were very rude to the ambassador" and exclaiming: "Extraordinary!".
The police commander agreed, saying, "It was very rude and very undiplomatic I thought".
A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: "We do not comment on the Queen's private conversations. However, the Chinese State Visit was extremely successful and all parties worked closely to ensure it proceeded smoothly."
In another diplomatic gaffe, Prime Minister Cameron was filmed telling the Queen that Nigeria and Afghanistan are two of the "most corrupt" countries in the world.
The Prime Minister who will be the host of the summit was overheard telling the monarch that "leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries" would be attending the meeting, before singling out the two nations.
"Nigeria and Afghanistan, possibly the two most corrupt countries in the world," he added.
The Queen did not immediately respond but Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, who has worked in Nigeria when he was an oil executive, quickly cut in. "But this particular president is actually not corrupt," he said, insisting that Buhari was "trying very hard".
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