Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip will visit Virginia May 3-4 to help commemorate the founding of Jamestown 400 years ago, but they'll be here a week before the official anniversary events for America's first permanent English settlement. The monarch and her husband will visit the United States from May 3-8, Buckingham Palace announced Wednesday. "America's Anniversary Weekend" is May 11-13. The first two days of the trip they will be in Virginia for the Jamestown commemoration. They also will attend the Kentucky Derby on May 5, then spend time in Washington May 6-8 for a visit hosted by President Bush and first lady Laura Bush, according to the palace, which earlier had announced that the queen would visit Virginia sometime in May. The royal couple will be welcomed with "true southern hospitality," Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said in a statement Wednesday. "This royal visit speaks to the importance of Jamestown to both of our countries, reaffirms the strong, historic ties between our nations, and demonstrates a mutual commitment to reinforce these connections as we go forward together," Kaine said. The trip will be the queen's fourth state visit to the U.S. During her first visit, she went to Jamestown in October of 1957, the year of Jamestown's 350th anniversary. Organizers are looking forward to showing the queen the many changes that have taken place since then. 點擊查看更多雙語新聞 (Reuters)

英國女王伊麗莎白二世將與丈夫菲利普親王于5月3日至4日訪問美國弗吉尼亞州，以紀念英國在美洲的第一個永久殖民地詹姆斯敦建立400周年。但官方的周年紀念活動將于女王訪問后一周開始。 據白金漢宮上周三公布，女王和菲利普親王將在5月3日至8日訪問美國，而“美國的周年慶祝周末”則將從5月11日持續至13日。 據白金漢宮消息，女王訪美之行的前兩天將訪問弗吉尼亞州的詹姆斯敦；5月5日，她和菲利普親王將參加肯塔基州的賽馬會；然后將在6日至8日前往華盛頓會見布什總統及第一夫人勞拉。此前，白金漢宮公布女王將于5月份訪問弗吉尼亞。 弗吉尼亞州州長蒂姆·M·凱恩在上周三的一份聲明中稱，女王夫婦將受到“真正的南方款待”。 凱恩說：“女王的來訪將充分說明詹姆斯敦對美英兩國的重要性，將再次肯定兩國之間穩固的、歷史性的聯系，并將表明在共同前進過程中加強這些聯系的共同承諾。” 這將是女王第四次對美國進行國事訪問。女王曾于1957年10月詹姆斯敦建立350周年紀念時首次訪美。組織者希望能向女王展示這些年來詹姆斯敦發生的眾多變化。 （ 英語點津姍姍編輯）