By walking from the Protestant cathedral to the Roman Catholic one in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, in 2012, Her Majesty set a standard for others to follow.
Lord Brookeborough said:"She went on that visit, she enjoyed it and people who thought they might not have appreciated it in the Republic did.
The island of Ireland has come a long way since former Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams was referring to Queen Elizabeth as"Mrs Windsor".
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