The 18-month Jamestown 400 commemoration got a big boost with this announcement today:
The Following Statement Is Issued By The Press Secretary To The Queen
The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will pay a State Visit to the United States of America from 3 to 8 May 2007.
Her Majesty will visit Virginia from 3 to 4 May to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement.
On 5 May, The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will attend the Kentucky Derby.
From 6 to 8 May, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will be in Washington D.C., for a visit hosted by President Bush and Mrs Bush.
The trip will be the queen’s fourth state visit to the U.S. and is sure to bring additional attention to the Jamestown 400 celebration, which is already shaping up to be one heck of a party for the Virginia region.
