The State Banquet at Buckingham Palace

The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, President Putin and Mrs. Putina pose for a photograph before the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace

The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, President Putin and Mrs. Putina attend a State Banquet held at Buckingham Palace, 24 June 2003. The Queen and President Putin made speeches in which they celebrated the long-standing relations between Britain and Russia