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| Queen sees historic US settlement | Queen sees historic US settlement |
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| The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are due to visit the site of the US's first permanent English settlement on its 400th anniversary. | The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are due to visit the site of the US's first permanent English settlement on its 400th anniversary. |
| The royal couple will see a museum and archaeological dig at Jamestown, Virginia, accompanied by Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife Lynne. | The royal couple will see a museum and archaeological dig at Jamestown, Virginia, accompanied by Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife Lynne. |
| The engagement comes during the monarch's first US tour in 16 years. | The engagement comes during the monarch's first US tour in 16 years. |
| Earlier, the Queen said her heart went out to those affected by the Virginia Tech shootings last month. | Earlier, the Queen said her heart went out to those affected by the Virginia Tech shootings last month. |
| 'Temporary differences' | 'Temporary differences' |
| The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived on Thursday at Virginia's Richmond Airport for the six-day East Coast tour. | The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived on Thursday at Virginia's Richmond Airport for the six-day East Coast tour. |
| Mr Cheney is scheduled to attend a lunch in honour of the Queen in Williamsburg. | Mr Cheney is scheduled to attend a lunch in honour of the Queen in Williamsburg. |
| Afterwards, she will visit the nearby College of William and Mary before leaving for Kentucky, where she will fulfil a lifelong dream by attending the Kentucky Derby at the Churchill Downs racetrack. | Afterwards, she will visit the nearby College of William and Mary before leaving for Kentucky, where she will fulfil a lifelong dream by attending the Kentucky Derby at the Churchill Downs racetrack. |
| On behalf of the people of the United Kingdom I extend my deepest sympathies at this time of such grief and sorrow, The Queen | On behalf of the people of the United Kingdom I extend my deepest sympathies at this time of such grief and sorrow, The Queen |
| The programme is aimed at forging bonds between Britain and the US and focusing on their shared future. | The programme is aimed at forging bonds between Britain and the US and focusing on their shared future. |
| But there have been calls for her to apologise for the introduction of slavery and slaughter of American Indians. | But there have been calls for her to apologise for the introduction of slavery and slaughter of American Indians. |
| In a speech to the state's general assembly she talked of how the bonds between the US and the UK were far stronger than any "temporary differences of opinion". | In a speech to the state's general assembly she talked of how the bonds between the US and the UK were far stronger than any "temporary differences of opinion". |
| "Friendship is a complex concept," she said. | "Friendship is a complex concept," she said. |
| The Queen also extended her sympathies to the students and families and friends of those killed at the Virginia tech college in April, when a gunman killed 32 people. | The Queen also extended her sympathies to the students and families and friends of those killed at the Virginia tech college in April, when a gunman killed 32 people. |
| Crowds turned out for the monarch's visit | Crowds turned out for the monarch's visit |
| "My heart goes out to the students, friends and families of all those killed, and to the many others who have been affected, some of whom I shall be meeting shortly," she said. | "My heart goes out to the students, friends and families of all those killed, and to the many others who have been affected, some of whom I shall be meeting shortly," she said. |
| "On behalf of the people of the United Kingdom I extend my deepest sympathies at this time of such grief and sorrow," she said. | "On behalf of the people of the United Kingdom I extend my deepest sympathies at this time of such grief and sorrow," she said. |
| The state visit's finale will be two days in Washington DC, where she will be entertained by President Bush, visit a Nasa space centre and meet some GI brides. | The state visit's finale will be two days in Washington DC, where she will be entertained by President Bush, visit a Nasa space centre and meet some GI brides. |
| It will be the fourth state visit to the US by the Queen and the Duke, following tours in 1957, 1976, for the US Bicentennial, and 1991. | It will be the fourth state visit to the US by the Queen and the Duke, following tours in 1957, 1976, for the US Bicentennial, and 1991. |
| Everyone," he said, "believed that the Jamestown fort of 1607 had been washed away Archaeologist Bill Kelso Jamestown rediscovered class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/6624437.stm">Queen's visit in pictures | |
| They also visited Ronald Reagan in 1983. | They also visited Ronald Reagan in 1983. |
| It was revealed on Wednesday that Mr Reagan wrote in his diaries how Prince Philip was, "horror of horrors", served a cup of tea with the teabag left in it. | It was revealed on Wednesday that Mr Reagan wrote in his diaries how Prince Philip was, "horror of horrors", served a cup of tea with the teabag left in it. |
| The Queen's carbon footprint will be offset for the first time for a state visit. | The Queen's carbon footprint will be offset for the first time for a state visit. |
| A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said the amount of emissions created by the trip will calculated when she returns to the UK. | A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said the amount of emissions created by the trip will calculated when she returns to the UK. |