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State Visit to the United Kingdom 2014

The State Visit of President Higgins to the United Kingdom, April 2014

President Michael D Higgins and his Wife Sabina with Viscount Henry Hood, Lord-in-Waiting to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who greeted the President on behalf of the Queen, at London Heathrow Airport

President Higgins arrives at Heathrow

07/04/2014

Irish State Visit - Embassy of Ireland, London - Greeting by HRH The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall.
Photo by Malcolm McNally - Irish Post

HRH The Prince of Wales and President Higgins

08/04/2014

President and Sabina Higgins, HRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall at Windsor Castle

Ceremonial welcome by Queen Elizabeth II

08/04/2014

President Higgins and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor Castle

Inspecting the Guard of Honour

08/04/2014

President Higgins and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor Castle

President Higgins and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

08/04/2014

Pictured is President of Ireland Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh with Oliver Urquhart Irvine Royal Collection Trust librarian, viewing a display of Irish Items from the Royal Collection in the Green Drawing Room in Windsor Castle on the first official day of the Presidents 5 day State Visit to the United Kingdom.

Viewing Irish items from the Royal Collection

08/04/2014

Queen Elizabeth and President Higgins State Visit 2014

President Higgins and Queen Elizabeth II

08/04/2014

President Higgins arrives at Westminister Abbey

President Higgins arrives at Westminister Abbey

08/04/2014

Leagtha ag Uachtarain na hEireann, Michael D. Higgins

Leagtha ag Uachtarán na hÉireann

08/04/2014

Mountbatten memorial, Westminister Abbey

Memorial to Earl and Countess Mountbatten

08/04/2014

President Higgins, Mountbatten Memorial, Westminister Abbey

The President pauses at the Mountbatten memorial

08/04/2014

Tomb of the unknown soldier

Grave of the Unknown Warrior

08/04/2014