Dates Announced for British State Visit to the U.S.

The following schedule for the State Visit by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip has been announced at the Royal Insight:

The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh will pay a State Visit to the United States of America from 3 to 8 May 2007.

Her Majesty will visit Virginia from 3 to 4 May, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement.

On 5 May, The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will attend the Kentucky Derby.

From 6 to 8 May, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will be in Washington D.C., for a visit hosted by President Bush and Mrs Bush.

I wish I lived near Virginia! If you’re in the area and want to get a glimpse of the royal visit, this is your chance. And if you get photos, we’d love to see them!

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