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UGANDA - Queen Elizabeth II arrived in the Ugandan capital today for a visit that will include the opening of the biennial Commonwealth summit.
The 81-year-old monarch is the head of the Commonwealth - an organisation of 53 countries primarily comprising Britain and her former colonies.
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addition to opening the conference - due to begin Friday - the Queen will address the Ugandan Parliament and make her first visit to an Aids clinic, where she will meet patients and open a ward named after her.
Her son, Prince Charles, also will be in Uganda this week.
- AP