President Higgins leads tributes to 'remarkable friend' Queen Elizabeth

Mr Higgins said Queen Elizabeth's reign of 70 years encompassed periods of enormous change, during which she represented a remarkable source of reassurance to the British people.

President Michael D Higgins has paid tribute to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and said she will be “deeply missed” after Buckingham Palace confirmed she has passed away.

In a statement, President Higgins said he was expressing his “heartfelt sympathy” to the royal family on behalf of the people of Ireland.