Queen's visit: Day Two as it happened
Published Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Day Two of the Queen’s tour of Northern Ireland to mark her Diamond Jubilee saw the monarch shake hands with deputy First Minister and former IRA commander Martin McGuinness, before the visit culminated with a huge event at Stormont.
Queen Elizabeth II shakes hands with Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness (© PA)
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One for the history books ...
And so our coverage of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee visit draws to a close ... The Royal couple have already headed home, having helped to write another little piece of Northern Ireland's history. Don't forget you can still enjoy our gallery, send us your pics, or leave your comments on the Royal visit. UTV Live Tonight will also have a special look back at the events of the last two days at 10.30pm. Thanks for your company throughout our live blogging and we'll leave you with one of today's best snaps of the Queen.
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18:59
The Royal and the Republican
Political Editor Ken Reid talks to Paul Clark in the studio about the significance of the meeting between the Queen and Martin McGuinness ...
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18:56
'Tremendous day'
Our reporter Alison Fleming has been speaking to First Minister Peter Robinson about the day's events and the reception the Queen received ...
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18:52
Early revellers
It's been a long day for all concerned - many of those who turned out at Stormont for the Royal visit had been on the go since the crack of dawn to be guaranteed a glimpse of Her Majesty. Our reporter Rita Fitzgerald brings us this report ...
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18:49
Party time
Our reporter Mark McFadden brings us this report on the events at Stormont - the culmination of the Queen's two-day visit ...
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18:47
Titanic tears and time machine
Our reporter Sara Moore brings us this report on the events at Titanic Belfast ...
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18:44
From the Bogside
Our reporter Gareth Wilkinson brings us this report from Martin McGuinness's native Bogside, on the reactions there to the handshake with the Queen ...
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18:25
As it happened ...
To round off our coverage of the Queen's visit, we'll bring you the highlights of the events. First up, Jane Loughrey has this report on one of the key moments of the day - that handshake ...
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18:04
'Shining moment in history'
NI Secretary of State Own Paterson has hailed what he described as "a moment in Northern Ireland's history that will shine in our collective memory". He added: "The incredible event at Stormont this afternoon was the culmination of an outstandingly successful two-day Jubilee visit to Northern Ireland. "Over 25,000 people were at Stormont expressing their gratitude for Her Majesty's 60 years of dedication and service to the whole of the United Kingdom. "It's been a very special visit, in a very special Diamond Jubilee year. The warmth and respect for the Queen demonstrated by the people of Northern Ireland has been overwhelming."
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17:48
When the Queen met the President
One of those who got the chance to chat with Her Majesty earlier, looking very relaxed at the Lyric theatre, was Irish president Michael D Higgins ... He describes his meeting with the Royals as "brief, but very warm" and added: "I conveyed to Her Majesty my wish, during my term in office, to avail of all appropriate opportunities to build on that very encouraging template of enhanced British-Irish relationships."
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