HL Deb 15 January 2004 vol 657 cc33-4WS
Lord Bach

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Ivor Caplin) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

We are pleased to announce that Her Majesty the Queen and my right honourable friend the Prime Minister have accepted invitations from the President of France to attend commemorations of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy Landings in France in June this year. Further information about the programme, including attendance by other members of the Royal Family and representatives of the Government, will be issued in due course.