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The Journal of the Royal Institute of Thailand Volume IV - 2012 28  A Sharp Intellect and Charm both in Word and Action The first country in the program was the United State of America, which lasted one whole month, the most crucial destination of the journey. The State Visit to America lasted one whole month. The Queen was only twenty-eight years old. For Queen Sirikit, the most fearful event was the press conference, which “almost crushed my excitement at visiting America for the fi rst time”. 17 Her Majesty still remembered the King’s fi rst press conference: “The room was full of microphones and tape recorders, and spotlights that targeted powerful beams of light onto our faces, and my eyes were blurred. Many camera bulbs were constantly fl ashing, reporters surrounded us, and all eyes were stuck on us. They took photographs, made fi lms for television broadcasting, and interviewed the King – all at the same time … 18 Figure 12: Press release in Los Angeles 1960, in: In Memory of the State Visits of His Majesty the King, The Royal Compositions of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit , p. 44. 17 In Memory of the State Visits of His Majesty the King, The Royal Compositions of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, footnote 5, p. 92. 18 In Memory of the State Visits of His Majesty the King, The Royal Compositions of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, footnote 5, p. 92. Queen Sirikit on Her Majesty’s State Visits in 1960 and 1962