McGuinness and Queen Elizabeth to shake hands

Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness will meet the Queen of England next week and shake hands in an historic first for the North's peace process, the party confirmed.

McGuinness and Queen Elizabeth to shake hands
Fri, 22 Jun, 2012 - 16:44

Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness will meet the Queen of England next week and shake hands in an historic first for the North's peace process, the party confirmed.

The Deputy First Minister at the Stormont Executive will attend a cross border event in Belfast on Wednesday, which the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, will also attend.

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