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French President Jacques Chirac was welcomed to the UK on Thursday with a Guard of Honour at the Foreign Office in London.

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Following Downing Street talks, Mr Chirac told reporters that the situation in Iraq was the 'one and only' area of disagreement between the UK and France.

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Mrs Chirac and Mrs Blair took part in a live web chat with breast cancer patients to launch an online chat service run by Breast Cancer Care.

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As well as his formal duties, President Chirac found time to talk with Arsenal and France football captain Patrick Vieira.

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Mr Chirac stayed overnight at Windsor Castle where the Queen held a banquet for him as part of celebrations for the centenary of the Entente Cordiale.

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...before a special performance of Les Miserables - featuring the return of singer Michael Ball for the occasion.

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Outside the castle, pro-hunt campaigners held a demonstration while the fate of their pursuit was being decided by the country's political leaders.