British Queen to Visit Jamaica, Australia, New Zealand

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British Queen to Visit Jamaica, Australia, New Zealand

Britain's Queen Elizabeth IIwill visit Jamaica, Australia and New Zealand in February,Buckingham Palace announced Thursday.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth IIwill visit Jamaica, Australia and New Zealand in February, Buckingham Palace announced Thursday.

It said the Queen and her husband Prince Philip would flyinitially to Jamaica from February 18 to 20, before traveling onto New Zealand, visiting Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland, from February 22 to 27.

Afterwards the royal couple will visit Australia on February 27and stay until March 3, opening the Commonwealth summit which hasalso been postponed from October, because of the September 11attacks in the United States.

The queen last visited Jamaica in 1994, New Zealand in 1995,and Australia in 2000.