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Queen visits Olympics site

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The Queen has visited the Olympic Park in Stratford to inspect preparations for the 2012 London Games.

She viewed the main stadium from a platform and also helped plant the first of 4,000 trees to be put on the park site.

Among those who joined the Queen on her inspection were London mayor Boris Johnson and London 2012 chief Lord Coe.

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