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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Glenn Copus / Evening Standard / Rex Features (930667a) Prince Philip And President Mugabe.inspect The Troops In The End It Was All Highly Predictable. For The First Time The Public Were Invited Free Of Charge To Witness The Pomp And Splendour Of A Ceremonial Welcome From The Queen To Mark The Start Of A State Visit By An Overseas President. But Inevitably The Twin Hazards Of London's Weather And Traffic Intervened To Spoil The Occasion. It Rained The Public Stayed Away In Their Droves And To Cap It All The Guest Of Honour Kept The Queen And The Senior Members Of Her Majesty's Gonverment Waiting For 15 Minutes As His Cavalcade Locked In The Futile Battle Against The Traffic From Heathrow Airport. It Was An Inauspicious Start To The State Visit Of Robert Mugabe President Of The Republic Of Zimbabwe. Photo Shows: Prince Philip And President Mugabe. Prince Philip And President Mugabe.inspect The Troops In The End It Was All Highly Predictable. For The First Time The Public Were Invited Free Of Charge To Witness The Pomp And Splendour Of A Ceremonial Welcome From The Queen To Mark The Start Of A