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Queen Elizabeth II Hosts Dinner for Irish President

Image: Guests listen during a speech by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in honour of Ireland's President Higgins during the Royal Banquet in Windsor
Guests listen during a speech by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in honor of Ireland's President Michael D. Higgins during the Royal Banquet in Windsor April 8, 2014.Dan Kitwood / Pool via Reuters

Queen Elizabeth II welcomed Irish President Michael D. Higgins to Britain on Tuesday for Ireland's first state visit since the republic became independent.

Guests, who sat at a 160-seat table, included notables such as Judi Dench, Daniel Day-Lewis and, controversially, the former Irish Republican Army commander Martin McGuinness.

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Image: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, right, and Irish President Michael D. Higgins, center
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, right, and Irish President Michael D. Higgins, center, talk at the State Banquet during the Irish president's state visit in Windsor, on April 8.DAN KITWOOD / Pool via AFP - Getty Images