4:46pm Wednesday 28th July 2010
By Lawrence Dunhill
MARLOW resident Sir Steve Redgrave has travelled to India as part of a huge delegation led by prime minister David Cameron.
The five-time Olympic champion has joined fellow athletes Lord Coe and Dame Kelly Holmes on the largest official visit since the British Raj fell in 1947.
The delegation arrived yesterday for the two day visit, aimed at strengthening relations with India.
Mr Cameron said: “I’m here with a very clear purpose: to renew the relationship between India and Britain – to re-launch a relationship that is stronger, wider and deeper.
“To show how serious I am, I have brought with me the biggest visiting delegation of any British Prime Minister in recent memory: members of my cabinet, industry leaders, top businessmen and women, figures from the arts, sports and local government.
“We’re all here to make the case that this deeper relationship will be beneficial not just for our own countries, but for the world.”
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