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17th Nov 2006, 01:05 GMT
Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday said she and her husband, Prince Philip, will make a state visit to the United States in May to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Jamestown, Britain's first permanent settlement in America. The queen, who announced the visit during her ceremonial speech marking the opening of the new session of the British Parliament, will be making her fourth state visit to the United States. She and Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, first visited the country in 1957 for the 350th anniversary of Jamestown. They also came in 1976, 1983 and 1991.
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