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After the British monarch, she was the richest woman in Britain and Ireland at the time.

After previously revealing she would have swapped her quiet birthday celebration to meet the King, the monarch duly obliged a few weeks later.

The sculptor chosen to create a statue of Queen Elizabeth II for her national memorial has said he wants to capture the "grandeur and dignity" of Britain's longest-reigning monarch.

They are usually arranged at the invitation of the monarch, acting on government advice.

The visit runs from 17 to 19 September - traditionally, second-term presidents are not offered a state visit and have instead been invited for tea or lunch with the monarch.