See Photos of Queen Elizabeth’s 1994 State Visit to Russia

In October 1994, president Boris Yeltsin hosted Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in Russia. It was the first—and only—time a reigning British monarch made a state visit to the country, and the historic trip is depicted in the fifth season of The Crown. The tour followed Yeltsin’s 1992 visit to the UK, during which he had lunch at Buckingham Palace. At the time, British officials considered Queen Elizabeth’s state visit to Russia “one of the queen’s most important foreign trips,” according to the Washington Post. Here, see all the photos of Queen Elizabeth’s 1994 trip to Russia, as shown on… Read Full Article