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 | | The prospect of President Bush riding in a carriage alongside the Queen was therefore extremely attractive to presidential strategists; so was an address to both Houses of Parliament, an enterprise regularly embarked on by state visitors. |
 | | So great are the difficulties of staying in London that Windsor Castle, constructed to withstand assault, was proposed as a presidential bolthole, only to be rejected in the face of lack of enthusiasm from the palace. |
 | | The security official who spoke to John Burton, the Sedgefield constituency agent, asked ‘how many acres’ the Prime Minister owned, to be told ‘well, he has a backyard.’ A presidential suggestion that this northern trip should include a visit to Durham Cathedral, with an accompanying prayer meeting, caused panic in Downing Street. |
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