Queen Elizabeth II extended her "deep sympathy" to all those who suffered in the turbulent, intertwined history of Britain and Ireland, in the keynote speech on Wednesday of her historic state visit here.
The first British monarch to visit the Republic since it won its independence from London in 1922 said the two countries were now "firm friends and equal partners" at a state banquet at Dublin Castle, the former seat of British colonial power.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/queen-expresses-sympathy-for-victims-of-angloirish-troubles-20110519-1etm6.html#ixzz1MkAAjUCd
Watching Queen Elizabeth this evening, her tiara and jewelry sparkling as she addressed an audience in Ireland, one couldn't help but be impressed by her regal bearing.
Speaking of royalty, Rabbi Lazer Brody has an excellent post titled Seeing Royalty.
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