King Prempeh's Humiliation One of the Governor's demands made after the Ashanti rebellion was that King Prempeh should make abject submission in zccordance with native custom . The King removed his crown and sandals , came forward with the Queen Mother to perform the act of humiliation , and reached the platform on which were seated Sir Francis Scott , Colonel Kempster , and Mr Maxwell . They knelt and embraced the Englishmen's legs and booted feet , while the Ashantis looked on with astonishment at their King's abasement 1896