London's Welcome For Portugal's President - The carriage bearing the Queen and the Portuguese President, General Francisco Craveiro Lopes, has driven through the cheering crowds in the Mall and now turns just the Victoria Memorial to enter Buckingham Palace at the end of the State drive to-day.London had a Royal welcome for General Francisco Craveiro Lopes, President of Portugal - Britain's oldest ally - on his arrival at Westminster Pier today (Tuesday) for his State visit.The Queen and members of her family were there to greet the President and his wife, who had travelled up-river by Royal barge from the Portuguese warship Bartolomew Dias, moored near Tower Bridge. October 25, 1955. (Photo by Reuterphoto).