Martin fishes in footsteps of the Queen

WHEN Martin McGuinness and his phalanx of Sinn Féin heavyweights happened upon the English Market’s most famous stall holder, the assembled photographers and camera men nearly wet themselves with excitement.

Just four months earlier, fishmonger Pat O’Connell’s cheeky whisperings to the British Queen had made her throw her head back in laughter — creating an image that will forever encapsulate the huge success of that historic trip.

This time, it was the turn of Martin McGuinness, a man who couldn’t have more contrasting origins and whose life’s work has been to banish the British state from these shores.