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Queen Elizabeth II visits Dublin

On the first day of Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to the Republic of Ireland (17 to 20 May 2011), Nicholas Witchell reports from Dublin. Nicholas’ film follows the Queen as she meets President Mary McAleese and lays a wreath at the Garden of Remembrance, a memorial to those who died rebelling against British rule - including the ringleaders of the 1916 Easter Rising The Queen’s gesture was widely seen as a significant step forward in British-Irish relations.

On the first day of Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to the Republic of Ireland (17 to 20 May 2011), Nicholas Witchell reports from Dublin. Nicholas’ film follows the Queen as she meets President Mary McAleese and lays a wreath at the Garden of Remembrance, a memorial to those who died rebelling against British rule - including the ringleaders of the 1916 Easter Rising The Queen’s gesture was widely seen as a significant step forward in British-Irish relations.

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