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PRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins will meet the United Kingdom’s King Charles tonight before becoming the first Irish head of state to attend a coronation.
Higgins and his wife Sabina will be guests at a reception at Buckingham Palace on the eve of the coronation ceremony in London.
It will be the ninth occasion the two heads of state have met and continues a long-standing friendship between the two.
Higgins and his wife will then attend the coronation tomorrow at Westminster Abbey.
To mark the event, the president and his wife requested the Tree Council of Ireland to plant a native Irish oak tree in the woodland forest of Aurora in Co Wicklow.
The gesture was to acknowledge the King’s commitment to environmental sustainability.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is also expected to attend the coronation.
Political leaders from Northern Ireland have also been invited.
Among those who will attend is Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill in another demonstration of the markedly improved relations between the republican movement and the royal family since the peace process.
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I wonder, If Charles will slip him the 6 counties and when no-one is looking?
@Emmet Murphy: think’s that called being me-32′d.
The King of Ireland meets the King of England
@Pat Man: Ahhh! Begorra.
@Pat Man: well the king of England is a direct descendant of the first King of Ireland.
@Pat Man: Surely you mean The Queen of Ireland.
@Mies Valkenburg: That would be an ecumenical matter!!
@Mies Valkenburg: best I know is Brian Boru wasn’t a queen.
I used to like him but he’s turned into a pompous tub of lard.
@Tony Murphy: which one?
@Tony Murphy: That’s an awful thing to say about poor Charlie.
@Stephen Deegan: :) :) I’m referring to the bloated leprechaun!
The tree in Wicklow should be cut down. The planting of the tree shows such an inferior complex to our neighbours. Surely a so called socialist would not agree with such an expensive ceremony 250 million apparently. Very proud never to have voted for higgins.
@rory Mcgovern: the tree is just a tree, it’s a living thing so why it should be cut down because someone doesn’t agree with the designated reason for its planting is somewhat absurd since the tree would have been planted anyway, designation or no designation. The tree will also be doing a useful job for the environment.
If the majority of the people across the water are happy to live in a democracy with a monarch as head of state and all that that entails that is their business. Meanwhile our President, as our Head of State, is attending the installation if you like, of the Head of State of a neighboring friendly country. Pretty standard diplomacy aside from any fancy trimmings.
Had been reading about President Mary Robinson and didn’t know she was associated with the Workers’ Party after she was with Labour. She also introduced contraception laws, divorce, among other liberalising laws. She seemed to pave the way for many liberties we see today.
@9QRixo8H: Google “William Binchy V. Mary Robinson (1983 Pro-Life Referendum)”
Watch her argue against William Binchy and specifically his insistence that no one would try and stop people travelling.
@9QRixo8H: Look up “William Binchy V. Mary Robinson (1983 Pro-Life Referendum)”
Watch her argue against William Binchy and specifically his insistence that no one would try and stop people travelling.
He’ll be drooling over Charles sausage fingers
It seems Higgins likes all unelected monarchs, Castro, British monarchy, probably a fan of Xi and Putin too.
Oh, goody! Maybe they can compare ideas for the vegan garden party menu!
Little Britain yes?
Lord Mountbatten was found to have dandruff as they found his head and shoulders on the beach. Like Jimmy Saville he was a paedo.
I don’t think he should be going. They left us to starve and now they’re doing to their own people, taking millions from public funds just so that spoiled brat can have everything he wants, with the Scarlet Letter beside him A!!!!!!
As a person I understand why our politicians are in London, and as an irish person and a proud European. Respect is everything but thinking someone is better then you is disgusting
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