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Queen Sofia's Greek return
May 21, 2008, 11:00 GMT
Spain\'s Queen Sofia (L) and Princess Letizia pose for photographers before having a lunch with Bulgaria\'s President Georgi Parvanov (not pictured) in the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, Spain, 19 May 2008. Parvanov is in Madrid for the opening of the IV World Bulgarian Media Congress. EPA/M.H DE LEON
Queen Sofia of Spain has returned to the Greek island of Rhodes.
Athens-born Sofia was on her first official visit as Queen of Spain but previously visited the island as a small child with her parents, Greece's King Paul and Queen Frederika during the time of their reign.
Accompanied by Spanish ambassador to Greece Juan Ramon Martinez Salazar, Sofia was greeted by officials and the consul of Spain on Rhodes, Christina Kaili.
She then left for the town of Lindos, where Culture Minister Michalis Liapis took her on a guided tour of the archaeological site's acropolis and other notable buildings.
Later, she visited the archaeological museum and St. John's Palace, before attending a dinner in Liapis.
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