The Queen and Prince Philip visit Slovenia and Slovakia
On the last day of their visit to Slovakia, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh attended an ice-hockey game between Guildford Flames and the Aquacity Poprad. The Queen, with Slovakia's President Ivan Gasparovic, dropped the puck to begin the game...
...and clearly enjoyed the moment.
The Queen visited the ski resort of Hrebienok, arriving by funicular railway. She is seen here with the Mayor of Vysoke Tatry, Jan Mokos, and Mr Gasparovic
The Queen toured the resort, meeting locals...
...some of whom carried antique skis.
On the evening of the visit's first day, the Queen attended a banquet in Bratislava's Philharmonic Hall...
...at which she gave a speech.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip disembarked from their plane at Milan Rastislav Stefanik airport in Bratislava, Slovakia, to continue their tour, after leaving Slovenia
The Queen was welcomed into the palace of President Ivan Gasparovic upon arriving in the small ex-communist country...
...she then received a military salute as she inspected the guard of honour
Hundreds of people greeted the royal couple as they arrived in the city's centre...
The Queen was then presented with a cultural programme featuring traditional Slovak folklore dancing and music
Later, the Queen visited Devin castle near Bratislava to unveil a memorial. She walked through the Freedom Gate with Mr Gasparovic...
...and attended a wreath laying
She also met Nicholas Winton, 99, a Briton who saved hundreds of mostly Czechoslovak Jewish children from Nazi concentration camps on the eve of World War II
On the second day of her state visit to Slovenia, the Queen was given a rare Lipizzaner horse
Unaccustomed to the attention from a visiting dignitary and the world's press, the gift horse reared as the Queen passed, apparently spooked by the array of photographers lined up to snap its new owner
Visiting the Lipica centre - famed for breeding Lipizzaners for the world-famous Spanish Riding School in Vienna - the Queen was treated to a display of the beasts in action
Her Majesty also took a look at traditional Slovenian arts and crafts...
...and a display of the ancient art of grape treading at the Lipica farm... |
发表于 2008-10-25 15:12
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