WRAP Queen Elizabeth II on state visit to France

(5 Apr 2004)

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1. Wide shot of Champs-Elysees with Place de la Concorde in the background
2. Queen approaching in car
3. Close up Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip getting out of car and shaking hands with French President Jacques Chirac and his wife
4. Chirac escorts queen to place in front of band
5. Close up as Queen listens to British national anthem, pull out to wide, Chirac next to her
6. Wide shot Champs Elysees, flags, royal procession approaching
7. Various of wreath laying ceremony at Arc de Triomphe in honour of war dead
8. Cutaway soldiers with flags
9. Queen signing book
10. People waiting for queen in streets near Elysee Palace
11. Queen''s car turns into the entrance of Elysee Palace
12. Queen and Prince Philip greeted on red carpet by Chirac and wife Bernadette
13. Police on street outside
14. Chirac and Queen come out of entrance of palace, to applause of waiting fans
15. Queen is presented with flowers by boy
16. Mid shot girl in crowd taking photo

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17. Queen''s car arriving in courtyard of Elysee Palace, past honour guard, Queen and Prince Philip get out and are greeted by Chirac and wife, all in evening dress, they walk towards palace
18. Photo-op of Queen, prince, Chirac and wife at entrance to palace (about to go in for state banquet)
19. SOUNDBITE: (French) Queen Elizabeth II
"I would like to warmly thank you, Mr President, for having invited me to France to celebrate the centenary of the Entente Cordiale, and for proposing a kind toast in my honour this evening."
20. Applause at end of queen''s speech as everyone stands for her toast

STORYLINE:

A French military band played "God Save the Queen," and British and French flags flew along Paris'' Champs-Elysees on Monday as Queen Elizabeth II started a state visit marking a century of cooperation between the two nations.

The monarch''s three-day trip coincides with the centennial of the "Entente Cordiale", a colonial-era agreement that ended centuries of warring and hostility between France and Britain and paved the way for cooperation during two World Wars.

The queen and her husband, Prince Philip, arrived in France via the Eurotunnel, a link under the English Channel and a strong symbol of French-British cooperation.

The queen inspected troops with President Jacques Chirac and his wife, Bernadette.

The royal couple also attended a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe to pay their respects to the war dead at the site of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Later the royal couple were officially received by the Chiracs at the presidential Elysee Palace, and delighted waiting fans by going for a walkabout.

The day''s final stop was an evening banquet at the Elysee Palace, where the Queen made a speech in French honouring the friendship and long history between the two countries.

Queen Elizabeth has made three other state visits to France and many other private or official trips here.

The visit comes as France and Britain are repairing ties strained over the Iraq war.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair was U.S. President George W. Bush''s strongest backer for war plans, while Chirac was among Bush''s most outspoken critics.

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