Key to go to London to meet Queen

Prime Minister John Key will meet the Queen at Buckingham Palace next Tuesday.

"It will be a great privilege to be received by Her Majesty," said Mr Key.

He said the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh would visit Tourism New Zealand's giant inflatable rugby ball in London on the same day.

Mr Key said he would also call on British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Leader of the Opposition David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson.

"I look forward to further developing New Zealand's excellent relations with the British Government," says Mr Key.

- NZHERALD STAFF