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The unveiling of the plaque preceded the State Visit of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh to France from 5 to 7 June at the invitation of the President of France, François Hollande. As part of the State Visit, Her Majesty and His Royal Highness will attend events in Paris and in Normandy to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings and will be received at the Élysée Palace by President Hollande. The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were welcomed at St Pancras International station by Rob Holden, Chairman, HS1, Jacques Gounon, Chairman and Chief Executive, Groupe Eurotunnel and Clare Hollingsworth, Chairman, Eurostar. William Hague, the UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Harlem Désir, France’s Secretary of State for European Affairs and Bernard Emié, French Ambassador to the UK, also took part in the ceremony. Since the opening of the Channel Tunnel, more than 65 million vehicles and 330 million passengers have travelled on services through the Tunnel. This ground-breaking project heralded the start of a new era of collaboration and innovation and has transformed links between the UK and the Continent. | |
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