Irish President meets PM on day two of historic visit
Irish President Michael D Higgins met Prime Minister David Cameron in Downing Street today as he began day two of his state visit to Britain.
Queen and Irish President view Royal collection
The Queen and the Irish President Micheal D Higgens have been viewing Irish items in the Royal collection in Windsor as part of the historic state visit.
President Higgins will address the Houses of Parliament later this afternoon, before the royal banquet this evening.
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Irish President in historic first state visit to UK
Michael Higgins is the first Irish President to make a state visit to the UK, ending the day with a state banquet at Windsor Castle.
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Visit to heal violent separation of Britain and Ireland
Today's historic visit is a symbolic ending to the painful separation of British and Irish states, but 3000 unsolved murders remain.