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Queen and Martin McGuinness shake hands

27 June 2012
The Queen shook hands with former IRA commander Martin McGuinness.

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The final day of the Queen’s two-day visit to Northern Ireland was marked by an historic handshake and a huge party.
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh were driven through the grounds of StormontHer Majesty and former IRA commander Martin McGuinness shook hands for the first time.
The meeting between the monarch and Northern Ireland’s deputy first minister took place at a charity event in Belfast on Wednesday morning.
In the afternoon she attended a Diamond Jubilee party attended by 20,000 in Stormont.
The Queen and Mr McGuinness shook hands at a private meeting and later shook hands in public.