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伊丽莎白二世在欢迎新加坡总统陈庆炎英语演讲稿 Mr. President, Prince Philip and I are delighted to welcome you and your wife to Buckingham Palace thisevening. Our two nations enjoy a rich, shared history dating back to when Sir Stamford Raffles landed inSingapore almost two centuries ago. How right he was when he said, “it would be difficult to name a place on the face of the earthwith brighter prospects”. His name lives on in Singapore through schools, hospitals and, of course, Raffles hotel, wherePrince Philip and I stayed on our State Visit in 2021. Then, as in our earlier visits, we receiv