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Indian President Pratibha Patil (2nd R), Britain's Queen Elizabeth II prior to a state banquet in Windsor Castle, England, Tuesday. AP
"India is hosting the Commonwealth Games in October 2010. Your Majesty, I take this opportunity to invite you to visit India on that occasion," Patil said in speech at a state banquet hosted in her honour by the Queen at Windsor Castle.
"A warm welcome awaits you there. It will also give you an opportunity to see how much India has changed since your last visit in 1997."
Earlier, the Queen, welcoming Patil to Britain in her speech, said, "Prince Philip and I have fond memories of our own visits to India, and my family have been frequent guests of your sin recent years." The Queen visited India in 1961, 1983 (for a Commonwealth summit) and 1997.
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