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Queen to visit Qld and Vic in October
(AAP) - The Queen has added day trips to Brisbane and Melbourne in late October to the 10-day itinerary for her first visit to Australia in almost six years.
The 85-year-old was already scheduled to be in Australia for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth from October 28-30.
It will be her 16th visit of Australia as monarch.
Buckingham Palace said the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will land in Canberra on October 19 before travelling to Perth on October 26 for CHOGM.
The royal couple will visit Brisbane on October 24 and Melbourne on October 26.
The Queen last visited Australia in 2006 and opened the Commonwealth Games at the MCG.
The 85-year-old was already scheduled to be in Australia for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth from October 28-30.
It will be her 16th visit of Australia as monarch.
Buckingham Palace said the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will land in Canberra on October 19 before travelling to Perth on October 26 for CHOGM.
The royal couple will visit Brisbane on October 24 and Melbourne on October 26.
The Queen last visited Australia in 2006 and opened the Commonwealth Games at the MCG.
