State visit by Elizabeth II to Russia
1994 visit by the British monarch / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd made a state visit to Russia from 17 to 20 October 1994, hosted by the President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin. It is the first and so far only visit by a reigning British monarch on Russian soil.[lower-alpha 1]
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Date | 17 to 20 October 1994 |
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Location | Russia |
Type | State visit |
Participants | Elizabeth II Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Douglas Hurd |
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The four-day visit is said to be one of the most important foreign trips of the Queen's reign.[3]