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Asimplebowofthehead
Asimplebowofthehead,suchasymbolicgesture:
HowtheQueenopenedaneweraafteracenturyofbloodshed,distrustanduneasycoexistence
Lastupdatedat12:
47AMon18thMay2011
Afteracenturyofbloodshed,distrust,uneasycoexistenceandeventualrapprochement–withagreatdealofloveandhatealongtheway–theQueenopenedanewerainthehistoryoftheseislandsyesterday.
Andsheproclaimeditnotwithaspeechoragrandpoliticalgesture.Shediditwithabrightgreenhatandcoat.
Shortlyaftermidday,shefilledthemostextraordinarygapintheroyallogbookassheplacedaregalfootonIrishsoil.
Tribute:
Headbowed,theQueenandMrsMcAleeselaywreathsattheGardenofRemembranceforthosewhodiedfightingforindependence
HerMajestylaysawreathintheGardenofRemembranceinDublininmemoryoftheIrishmenandwomenwhodiedresistingBritishrule
Itwasnotmerelyapersonalfirst.Nomonarchhasbeenherefor100yearssinceGeorgeVsaidfarewellin1911.
Backthen,IrelandwaspartoftheUnitedKingdom.ButitwasjustfiveyearsawayfromtheEasterRisingwhichwouldleadontowar,independenceand,ultimately,arepublic.AsaresultnoBritishmonarchhadevervisitedtheRepublicofIreland.
Upuntilyesterdaylunchtime,theoldestandmostwidelytravelledsovereigninhistoryhadmanagedtovisit134oftheworld’snations,nottomentionmostofherdependenciesandcoloniesaroundtheglobe.Andyetshewouldhavetocelebrateher85thbirthdaybeforevisitingtheUnitedKingdom’sclosestneighbour.
Herchoiceofagreenensemble(herstaffcalledit‘jade’;thedelightedIrishcommentatorsimmediatelycalledit‘emerald’)wasasdemonstrativeagestureasthelatePopekissingthetarmac.
Allsmiles:
TheQueenmetwithstudentsandstaffatTrinityCollegebeforetakingatourofthebuildings
TheQueeninspectstheGuardofHonouratattheArasanUachtarain,theofficialresidenceofthePresidentofIreland
ItwasunderlinedbyanotherunspokenbutcolossalgesturesoonafterwardsastheQueen(bynowinivory)visitedtheGardenofRemembrancededicatedtoallthosewhodiedinallthestrugglesforindependencefromBritishrule.
Whiledistantjeerscouldbeheardfromasmallgroupofprotesters,byfarthemostsignificantsoundwasthatofGodSaveTheQueenringingoutovertheornamentallakeandthestatueofthemythical‘ChildrenofLir’.
Here,inaplacesosacredtotheIrishsenseofnationhood,thiswasthesoundofreconciliation.
Foratotalofaround200protesters–plusasmallminoritywhohavebeenbangingonintheIrishmediafordaysnow–noamountofgrovelling,abjectapologiesandself-flagellationcouldeveratonefortheinjusticesmetedoutbytheevilEnglish/BritishCrown.
TheQueenandDukeofEdinburghlistenintentlyastheyaretoldthestoryofthebookofKells,whichcontainsthefourGospelsoftheNewTestamenttogetherwithvariousprefatorytextsandtablescreatedbyCelticmonks
QueenElizabethmeetsguestsintheLongRoomatTrinityCollegeduringhertour.Theroomhouses200,000oftheworld'soldestbooks
TheQueenandDukeweretoldthestoryofthetraditionalIrishharpbyharpistSiobhanArmstrongandtreatedtoafewnotesofitsmusic
TherewereperiodicscuffleswithuniformedGardaiinnearbyDorsetStreet,dousedbyafewsquirtsofpepperspray.Elsewhere,asmallgatheringreleasedaclusterofblackballoonsbuttheyhadneglectedtochecktheweatherforecast.InsteadoffloatingovertheQueen,thewindwaftedtheballoonsoutoftheroyallineofvision.Inanycase,thedemonstratorswereoutnumbered50toonebythelargestsecurityoperationinIrishhistory.
Toputitinperspective,theentireIrishmilitary,navalandairforcesamountto9,000personnel.AndthecombinedpoliceandmilitaryoperationsetuptoprotecttheQueenthisweeknumbers10,000.
ForthelargemajorityofIrishpeople–andfortheQueen’shost,presidentMaryMcAleese–thesightoftheBritishsovereignlayingawreathhere,bowingherheadandmarkingaminute’ssilence,wasaprofoundandwelcomeshiftinthebilateralnarrative.
Lessremarked,butequallysignificantsurely,wasthepresencehereofPrincePhilip,amanwhoseuncleandcousinsweremurderedinthenameofIrishnationalism.
VariousmembersofIrishrepublicangroupsburnedaUnionflagonthestreetsofDublininprotestattheQueen'svisit。
Outofcontrol:
DemonstratorspullaburningbinalongaDublinstreetbeforeaimingitatalineofriotGardaj
Infact,theQueenwouldhavecausedfargreateroffencehadshechosennottovisitthisgardenandlayawreath.Thisisanestablishedpartoftheritualforeverystatevisit,whoeverisdoingthevisiting.TohaveavoideditwouldbelikeastatevisitortotheUnitedKingdomsnubbingWestminsterAbbey’sTomboftheUnknownWarrior.
TheForeignSecretary,WilliamHague,whoisaccompanyingtheQueen,saidyesterdaythattheemphasisofthisfour-dayvisitisaboutfuturepartnerships.Butheacknowledged:
‘Thereisnoattempttoglossoverthepast.’Youcansaythatagain.
OfalltheroyaltoursintheQueen’s59-yearreign,fewhavehadhistoryhangingovertheproceedingssoheavily.Everyroadandlandmark–fromO’ConnellStreettoParnellSquaretotheWellingtonMonument–speaksofsomesortofstruggle.EventheairfieldwheretheQueen’sRoyalAirForceBAe146landedisnamedafterrepublicanmartyrRogerCasement.
ShesteppedoutintoanovercastIrishnoonwearingaStewartParvinjadegreencrepecoatwithgreenandbluefloraldressandagreenRachelTrevor-Morganhat.Thusattired,shehadsettheconciliatorytoneofthistourinaninstant.Thedownsideofallthesecurity,though,isthatthisvisitissterileintheextreme.TheQueenspedthroughemptystreets,pastcrowdbarriersandnocrowds,andnotaUnionflaginsight.
TheQueenshakeshandswithIrishPresidentMaryMcAleeseasshearrivesinIrelandforthefirstvisitbyaBritishmonarchsinceGeorgeVin1911
TheQueenandIrishPresidentMaryMcAleesetalktodayasPrincePhilipandtheIrishPresident'shusbandMartinwatch
TheQueenholdsaposyofflowersgiventoherbyeight-year-oldRachelFoxaftershewasgreetedbyTanaisteEamonGilmore,left,whileshemeetsIrishPresidentMaryMcAleese,right
IrishgovernmentofficialsinsistedthatIrelanddoesn’treallydoflagsforanyone,althoughfewdoubtthattheU.S.PresidentwillseeafewStarsandStripesonhistravelsherenextweek.
PhoenixPark,thegreatgreenlungonDublin’sedge,wasdevoidofhumanlifeyeteveryinchoftheroyalroutewaslinedbyshinysteelbarrierskeepingphantomfolkatbay.
Here,theQueenarrivedatthepresidentialresidence,theArasanUachtarain,formerlyknownasPhoenixLodgeinitsdaysasthevice-regalresidence.WhenGeorgeV,EdwardVIIandVictoriacamehere,theywereescortedbytheirowncavalry.
IrelandstillhastheCavalryEscortofHonourbut,sincethe1940s,ithastravellednotonhorsebackbutmotorbikes.Andverysmarttheywere,too,asthe29-strongtwo-wheeledformation,ledbyaCaptainLauraKeene,cruiseduptothefrontdoorwherepresidentMcAleesewaswaiting.
Notonlywastheformerlawprofessorwearingastrikingfuchsiadressbutshehadensuredthatshewascolourco-ordinatedwithherhusband,Martin,whowassportingamatchingfuchsiatie.TheDukeofEdinburghhadevidentlydecidedtodohisownthing,judgingbyhisdarkbluetie.
Historic:
TheQueenisgreetedbyTanaisteEamonGilmoreasshearrivesinIrelandamidahugesecurityoperation
Thereisanevidentwarmthbetweenthesetwoheadsofstatewhohavemetmanytimesbefore.
Theirfirstencounter–ataWesternFrontwarmemorialinFlanders–wasbackin1998whenpresidentMcAleesehadjusttakenover.
BornoneyearbeforetheQueenaccededtothethrone,thepresidentisabouttoretire,anoptionnotavailabletoherguest.
MrsMcAleesewasdeterminedthatthisvisitshouldtakeplaceduringhertermofofficeandherdelightshonethroughasshegreetedtheroyalparty.‘Youaresowelcome,’shetoldeachoftheQueen’sofficials.AndshehadwarmwordsofcommiserationfortheForeignSecretary,whosewife,Ffion,hashadtomissthistripbecauseofabrokenleg.
IntheArasgarden,theQueenplantedatree–anIrishoak,justlikeVictoriaonherfirstvisitin1849–beforealunchofsmokedchicken,roastturbotandbuttermilkicecream.
Afterwards,thetriptotheGardenofRemembrancewasprecededbyachangeofwardrobe.TheQueenchangedintoanAngelaKellydressofsuitablypacifistwhitewhilepresidentMcAleeseoptedforamournfuldarkgrey.
Proudguest:
HerMajestysignsavisitors'bookattheArasanUachtarain,thepresident'sofficialresidence,inDublin
TheQueenlooksbackatIrishDefenceGuardChiefofStaff,LtGenSeanMcCann,attheArasanUachtarain,thepresident'sofficialresidence,inDublin
Fromthere,theroyalpartymovedontoIreland’soldestuniversity,TrinityCollege,Dublin–foundedbyQueenElizabethIandalmamaterofSamuelBeckett,JonathanSwiftandOscarWilde.
Here,atlast,ahandfulofordinarypeoplemanagedtocatchaglimpsethroughasecurityfenceasshealightedfromtheambassadorialRangeRover.Theyallclappedandcheered.
Today,thehistoryandthesymbolismwillbeevenmorehighlychargedastheQueenvisitsanothericonofIrishnationalism,CrokeParkstadium,where14peoplewerekilledbyBritishforcesin1920.Moredemonstrationsareexpected.
PerhapstheQueenshoulddowhateveryotherheadofstateseemstodoandpayhomagetoone’sIrishancestors.ThetinyvillageofMoneygallhasalreadybeenshutdowna
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