The king and queen of Spain have ended their two-day state visit to Switzerland and flown back to Madrid.
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They spend most of Friday in Lausanne, where the king spent part of his childhood.
Before leaving Bern, the king had breakfast with Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey, and met representatives of Swiss industry, including Nestlé, ABB and UBS.
In Lausanne the royal couple visited a museum before meeting representatives of the Spanish community in Switzerland. They held a minute of silence in memory of the victims of Wednesday’s earthquake in southern Spain.
It was King Juan Carlos’ first state visit to Switzerland since 1979.
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