Queen honours independence fighters on historic Irish visit

Latest update : 2011-05-23
Queen Elizabeth II honoured Irish fighters killed in the battle for independence from Britain on a historic visit to Ireland Tuesday amid heightened security after a makeshift bomb was found on board a bus in Dublin.
REUTERS - Queen Elizabeth honoured Irish people killed fighting for independence from Britain on Tuesday in a powerful gesture of reconciliation few people would have believed possible even in recent times.
Date created : 2011-05-17