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| Slovaks welcome Queen to capital | Slovaks welcome Queen to capital |
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| The Queen received a traditional Slovak welcome when she arrived in the capital Bratislava during her four-day state visit to central Europe. | |
| The monarch was presented with a gift of salt and bread by a couple dressed in national costume. | The monarch was presented with a gift of salt and bread by a couple dressed in national costume. |
| President Ivan Gasparovic showed her the presidential palace where she was saluted by an 80-strong honour guard. | President Ivan Gasparovic showed her the presidential palace where she was saluted by an 80-strong honour guard. |
| She is due to meet Nobel Peace Prize nominee Sir Nicholas Winton - known as "Britain's Schindler" - on her visit. | She is due to meet Nobel Peace Prize nominee Sir Nicholas Winton - known as "Britain's Schindler" - on her visit. |
| The Queen was dressed in a red outfit as she inspected the guard of honour on her first trip to the country. | The Queen was dressed in a red outfit as she inspected the guard of honour on her first trip to the country. |
| 'Britain's Schindler' | 'Britain's Schindler' |
| The soldiers shouted "glory" during the military salute in honour of the royal guest. | The soldiers shouted "glory" during the military salute in honour of the royal guest. |
| Earlier, she watched a colourful display of traditional folk-dancing in the main square. | |
| The monarch is due to meet Sir Nicholas Winton at Devin Castle along with some of the 670 Jewish children from the then Czechoslovakia whom he rescued before World War II. | |
| The 99-year-old saved them by transporting them back to Britain. | The 99-year-old saved them by transporting them back to Britain. |
| He made the trip to Slovakia especially to meet the Queen near the border where he smuggled the children to safety. | He made the trip to Slovakia especially to meet the Queen near the border where he smuggled the children to safety. |
| The Queen arrived in Slovakia accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh and Foreign Secretary David Miliband. | The Queen arrived in Slovakia accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh and Foreign Secretary David Miliband. |
| The visit followed a two-day tour of Slovenia where the Queen, a keen equestrian, was presented with a Lipizzaner horse. | The visit followed a two-day tour of Slovenia where the Queen, a keen equestrian, was presented with a Lipizzaner horse. |