THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE PRESS SECRETARY TO THE QUEEN
At the invitation of The Queen, Her Excellency Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, President of India, will pay a State Visit to the United Kingdom from Tuesday, 27th October to Thursday, 29th October 2009. The President will stay at Windsor Castle.
Background
- The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh paid a State Visit to India in January, February, and March 1961, as the guests of President Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
- The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh paid a State Visit to India in November 1983, as the guests of President Giani Zail Singh. This visit included the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
- The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh paid a State Visit to India in October 1997, as the guests of President Shri K. R. Narayanan.
- President Radhakrishnan paid a State Visit to the United Kingdom in June 1963.
-President and Shrimati Venkataraman paid a State Visit to the United Kingdom in April 1990.
