At a state banquet, "suddenly she started speaking in Irish, in Gaelic, " Cameron recalled.

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The Queen has paid tribute to the "common values" shared between Indonesia and Britain at a state banquet for the Indonesian president.

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Then, at a state banquet, Australia's Queen delivered a speech which her aides had toiled long and hard over and which they regarded as significant and strong.

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The day will end with the Pope celebrating Evening Prayer at Westminster Abbey, before a state banquet is held in his honour, although he is not expected to attend.

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His official visit to France this week would have taken place in the spring, when he visited Italy, had there not been a kerfuffle at home over the wine that France wanted to serve at a state banquet.

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The many Americans who seemed entranced by the royal wedding may be delighted that their president will be staying in Buckingham Palace, will be the Queen's guest of honour at a state banquet, and will get a tour of Westminster Abbey.

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His daughter, Elizabeth Santorum, was a regular attendee at meetings of Republican women's groups over the summer, and Mr. Santorum was the only candidate to speak to the state's most influential activists at a banquet in May.

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The North's leader, Kim Jong-un, called for the development and launching of "a variety of more working satellites" and "carrier rockets of bigger capacity" at a banquet to mark the launch on Friday, North Korean state media reported.

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