Title

Queen banquet speech during state visit of Amir of Qatar

Genre

Speech

TX Date

12 Nov 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:05:10

Description

Speech by the Queen at a state banquet at Buckingham Palace in honour of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, during his state visit to Britain. On the shared desire of Britain and Qatar to reach a settlement in the Iran-Iraq war; bilateral relations; strengthening of Qatar’s ties with its Arab neighbours through the Co-operation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf; Amir’s personal achievements.

Contributors

Queen Elizabeth II

Keywords

UK; International relations; Royal visits; Royal family; Royalty; Arab states; Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988); Qatar; Co-operation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf; Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani

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