Queen Elizabeth bows in respect while honouring the fallen Irish

QUEEN ELIZABETH II bowed her head in respect as she laid a wreath in memory of those who died during Ireland’s long struggle for independence.

An emotive ceremony at the Garden of Remembrance dominated the opening day of her first visit to the Republic.

The queen took five steps back and bowed toward the monument after placing a laurel wreath before it. All visiting heads of state are expected to honour the national dead in this way, but the moment was deeply symbolic for Anglo-Irish relations.