Queen Elizabeth II is in Ireland today, marking the first time in a century that a British Monarch has visited that country and the first time since the Irish Republic achieved independence that a British Monarch has been in the country. She laid a wreath at the Garden of Rememberance in Dublin and will be in the country for the next few days doing various, well, Queenly things.
I cautiously approve of this. It has the real potential to be a huge crowning achievement for the Queen- the prospect of a final reconciliation with Ireland and healing some very long festering wounds between Britain and Ireland. A casual glance at the history of both nations reveals that there's a lot of bad blood that goes back centuries and I'm sure some in Ireland won't be happy until full unity has been achieved, but I think this has the potential to be an important symbol and could do some real good for British-Irish relations.
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