(FILES): This October 11, 2010 file photo shows Britain's Queen Elizabeth standing before the specially commissioned portrait of herself in 'The Queen's Room' during her tour of Cunard's new cruise ship the 'Queen Elizabeth' in Southampton, southern England. A Canadian government decree that the Queen's portrait be displayed in all embassies and missions abroad triggered an angry response Friday, September 9, 2011, from a former diplomat and an opposition lawmaker. "This decision is retrograde and anachronistic," said Paul Heinbecker, Canada's erstwhile ambassador to the United Nations. "After 60 years of emancipation, this is a step back for our country," he added. Foreign Minister John Baird's office confirmed that all of its diplomatic missions had been told to raise a portrait of the Queen, given that she is Canada's head of state. The move was largely seen as a sign of ever better ties with Britain after the success of Prince William and his wife Catherine's first official overseas trip which saw them feted by the Canadian public in late June and early July 2011. AFP PHOTO / Files / Pool / ARTHUR EDWARDS