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Thousands of Virginia residents poured into their state capitol this cool spring afternoon to try to catch a glimpse of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, on their visit to mark the 400th anniversary of nearby Jamestown colony.
The queen, who was to arrive by a chartered jet CARBON ALERT! at Richmond Airport around 3 p.m., will head to the governor's mansion for a short reception, followed by a "walkabout" at the Capitol, where she is expected to greet onlookers before addressing Virginia's General Assembly, the oldest continuous law-making body in the New World, which traces its origins to the House of Burgesses at Jamestown in 1619.
She is also expected to meet with survivors of last month's Virginia Tech shootings.
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