McGuinness hails 'important' visit to Queen's home
Martin McGuinness has described his decision to attend a banquet hosted by the Queen as "an important thing to do" that sends "a message to everybody about how things have changed".
Palace: Queen 'looks forward' to McGuinness visit
The Queen is "looking forward" to an historic state visit by Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace has said.
A spokesman added: "There is a long-standing practice of not commenting in individual invitations. That said, Her Majesty is greatly looking forward to this historic state visit and welcoming all guests to Windsor Castle."
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