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Old 03-26-2007, 11:12 AM
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Is anyone going to Churchill Downs? Tickets are sold out but I'm thinking of going because I've always wanted to go to the derby.
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Protester disrupts British slave trade abolition service

A shouting protester interrupted a service to mark the 200th anniversary of Britain's abolition of the slave trade, attended by Queen Elizabeth II.

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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip attend the service at Westminster Abbey to mark the Bicentenary Of The Abolition Of The Slave Trade Act on March 27, 2007 in London, England. The service being held at Westminster Abbey commemorates the Act of Parliament abolishing the trade of slaves throughout the British Empire which became law on March 25, 1807.

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Queen Elizabeth II shakes hands with model and actress Jerry Hall, watched by actor Don Johnson, during a reception at Buckingham Palace in London, in London, Tuesday March 27 , 2007, for Americans based in Britain. On show was an exhibition devoted to photographs of the Queen with the American Presidents she has encountered. There have been 11 Presidents in power during her reign so far and the Queen has met all of them. -----> Picture


Queen Elizabeth II greets American photographer Annie Leibovitz during a reception at Buckingham Palace for Americans in the UK , Tuesday March 27, 2007. Leibovitz will take the official photograph for Queen Elizabeth II's state visit to the United States, the Palace said Tuesday. The photograph will be shot at the palace sometime in the next few days. It will be released the day before the queen leaves for a six-day visit to the United States in early May, the palace said. -----> Picture


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Old 03-28-2007, 09:24 AM
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A gallery of images of The Queen with Presidents of the United States of America, past and present was viewed by Her Majesty and guests during an American reception at Buckingham Palace prior to the State Visit to the USA in May 2007.

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The Queen (then Princess Elizabeth) with President Truman 1951

The Queen, Prince Charles, Princess Anne with President Eisenhower 1959

The Queen and Prince Philip with President and Mrs Kennedy 1961

The Queen with President Nixon and Sir Edward Heath 1970

The Queen dancing with President Ford 1976

The Queen with President Carter 1977

The Queen with President Reagan riding at Windsor 1982

The Queen with President Bush 1989

The Queen with President Clinton and his family 2000

The Queen with President George W Bush 2003


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Avalon,
Thank you for posting the pictures of QEII with former Presidents of the USA. My favorite picture is the one with the late President Ford. Both of them appear to be having a wonderful time dancing.
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I loved the photograph of the Queen and Prince Philip with the Kennedys.
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Bubbly and Small Talk With Her Majesty

LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II stood in the White Drawing Room, the late afternoon sun flowing in from the vast windows overlooking the Buckingham Palace gardens.

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Is anyone going to Churchill Downs? Tickets are sold out but I'm thinking of going because I've always wanted to go to the derby.
My husband and I are thinking of going with some hesitation. The Derby normally draws close to 100,000 spectators - I think this year, with good weather and the Queen, the number will most definitely go up! Something to consider....

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It looks like Bill Clinton is applying his renowned charm on HM, who is responding somewhat girlishly. Sweet.
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LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II stood in the White Drawing Room, the late afternoon sun flowing in from the vast windows overlooking the Buckingham Palace gardens.

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The Duke of Edinburgh is joined by Zoological Society of London acting head of development, Bernadette Benati, as he looks at gorilla Zaire at the opening of the $10 million Gorilla Kingdom at London Zoo, UK on March 28, 2007.

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Queen follows Charles into green house

THE Queen has appointed environmental consultants to turn the royal palaces into models of green efficiency, under pressure from her eldest son to provide a lead for the nation.

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Just three weeks before her 81st birthday and still going strong!

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Britain's Queen, French and Canadian PMs to honour WW1 dead

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II visits France next week to honour the memory of Canadian soldiers who died during a World War I battle, Buckingham Palace said Sunday.

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Windsor Castle breaks with tradition as female guards take over

The security of Windsor Castle passed into female hands for the first time in 900 years Monday as women soldiers of the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery took over guard duty at the main royal residence just outside London.
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