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Queen begins Slovenia state visit | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have begun a two-day state visit to Slovenia at the invitation of the country's president, Danilo Tuerk. | |
It is the first time they have been to the country since its independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991 and entry into the European Union in 2004. | |
They will visit the home of Slovenia's Lipizzaner horses where the Queen will be presented with a white stallion. | |
The royals will then travel to Slovakia to meet President Ivan Gasparovic. | The royals will then travel to Slovakia to meet President Ivan Gasparovic. |
The trip to Slovenia has been organised to celebrate the country's achievements during its short history and will include a state banquet and a walkabout in the capital Ljubljana. | The trip to Slovenia has been organised to celebrate the country's achievements during its short history and will include a state banquet and a walkabout in the capital Ljubljana. |
The Royal couple were accompanied by foreign secretary David Miliband and his wife Louise on their flight into Joze Pucnik Airport. | |
The Queen, who wore a turquoise and black dress and hat, was presented with a bunch of cream roses by two primary school children before starting her first engagement. | |
Ceremonial reception | |
She is due to be given a tour of the stud farm for the Lipizzaner horses, the breed used by the Spanish Riding School in Vienna. | |
The Queen will also get to meet the stallion, which will stay behind when she returns to the UK. | |
The visit marks the start of a four-day trip to central Europe which also takes in Slovakia. | |
In the Slovakian capital Bratislava, the couple will attend a ceremonial reception organised by British ambassador Michael Roberts. | |
Prince Philip will take part in a discussion on climate change organised by the British Council in Slovakia and the Queen is expected to open an ice-hockey match between local team Poprad and UK side Guildford. | |
The royal couple are also expected to visit the Tatras mountains close to the Polish border. | The royal couple are also expected to visit the Tatras mountains close to the Polish border. |
Their last state visit was to meet the king and queen of Belgium in July 2007 to mark the 90th anniversary of the battle of Passchendaele. |