Irish Examiner view: Last public outing for the queen?

Queen Elizabeth's visit to Ireland in 2011 still remembered with fondness

Queen Elizabeth during a service of thanksgiving for the life of the duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in London. Picture: Richard Pohle/The Times/PA

There is increasing speculation that the service at Westminster Abbey to remember the life of Philip, the duke of Edinburgh, may presage a poignant moment in the history of our next-door neighbours but one which will strike a chord in Ireland too. 

Could it be the last public appearance of Queen Elizabeth II, whose visit to Ireland in 2011 is still remembered with fondness?