11.   Hours before the queen arrived, a top Russian diplomat quoted by Interfax news agency issued a scathing attack on British Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd.

12.   The queen arrived in Moscow on Monday.

13.   The queen arrived Monday on a four-day Russian tour.

14.   The queen arrived at Cape Town airport earlier Sunday to a low-key welcome from Deputy President Thabo Mbeki before transferring to Simonstown naval base to the Britannia.

15.   The queen arrived at Windsor Castle at noon.